Peacekeeping news

Lieutenant Colonel Catherine Gadayan from the Philippines and Ghanaian Wing Commander Solyce Owusuwaa Pepprah are UN peacekeepers based in Malakal. “Are you ready to die in a foreign country?” This was the question posed to…

Janet Adongo, a United Nations Volunteer and public information officer based in Malakal, is one of many capable civilian women making peacekeeping possible. With the International Day of UN Peacekeepers just around the…

A group of women in Aweil is being trained on how to manage a fish farm and hence earn a salary. Valentino Achak Deng, a fish farmer in Aweil in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal, has started a project to empower rural women by giving…

By Lance Corporal (LCpl) Jemma Couchman This piece is part of our May campaign highlighting women in peacekeeping, leading up to the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on 29 May. Cyprus is an island rich in history…

By Lance Corporal (LCpl) Louisa Murphy. This piece is part of our May campaign highlighting women in peacekeeping, leading up to the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on 29 May. As one of the battlegroup clerks of Sector 2…

LILIA BUDIYANTI: "Serving as a Peacekeeper is an Honor for Me and for my Country, Indonesia" |PORTRAIT| The theme of the International Peacekeepers Day 2020 is "Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace". This celebration is an…

The team at the Center for Diversity and Minority Development (SMAART) in Klokot/Kllokot check out the donated 3D printers before putting them to use. “Everyone should be working together now, no matter if you’re black or…

LONGHI FAIDA JEANNETTE: A Congolese Peacekeeper Serving Local Communities |PORTRAIT| "As a Community Liaison Assistant (CLA), my job is to bring the Mission closer to the population. To this end, my task consists in fostering…

In observance of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, on Friday, Secretary-General António Guterres will lay a wreath to pay tribute to all the UN blue helmets who have lost their lives since 1948. “[We]…

Innocent civilians trapped in violence now face “a new and deadly threat” from COVID-19, the UN chief told the Security Council on Wednesday, warning that the pandemic is “amplifying and exploiting the fragilities of our…

In a show of support to the UNIFIL Mission in south Lebanon, Prime Minister Hassan Diab today led a 10-member delegation to the Mission Headquarters in Naqoura where he was briefed on the work of UNIFIL. UNIFIL Head of…

UNMISS peacekeepers raise awareness and dispel misinformation on COVID-19 among local communities in Koch. One of the greatest challenges being faced by individuals, communities, organisations, and governments across the…