Peacekeeping news

UNIFIL and its strategic partner, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) allowing for the two forces to enhance cooperation, after a decade, in humanitarian demining within the UN…

UNAMID photo. As part of its continued efforts to support the Sudan peace process, UNAMID and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) on 27 January, facilitated a one-day workshop for 27 members of the Tripartite Joint…

Mongolian peacekeepers providing free healthcare in remote village in the Unity region. Angelina Chol has been suffering from a skin infection for more than a year. Having left the United Nations Protection of Civilians in…

Many of the police officers at this workshop in Aweil cannot read or write - but they are keen to learn. An inability to read, write and speak in English is proving to be a huge challenge for law enforcement officers working…

Government and opposition military side by side at an UNMISS-led training on child protection. “It is true that a child is an immature human being with full rights. We would not be what we are today if our rights are violated…

UN Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake listened to the many concerns of young men and women staying at the UNMISS protection of civilians site in Juba. As we arrive at the Youth Training Centre in the UN protection site for…

Photo by Koné Mouroulaye, UNAMID. On 23 January, United Nations State Liaison Functions (SLFs) in North Darfur, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Development of North Darfur, concluded a three-day…

Flavia Zisok, Poet. Flavia Zisok’s weapon of choice is a combination of her pain and her pen. The young writer has published many poems about the immense suffering caused by war and her hopes for lasting peace in conflict…

UNIFIL naval peacekeepers, operating in the Lebanese territorial waters in support of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Navy, reached a historic milestone this month with 100,000 ships hailed since 2006. The Maritime Task Force…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today joined local officials in opening a physiotherapy centre in Tyre, which received UNIFIL-donated equipment for the service of the local communities…

A classic presentation of group discussions, here at a women's forum in Rumbek addressing the content of the revitalised peace agreement. Women in South Sudan’s Lakes region have called on parties to the revitalized peace…

Mary Alex, internally displaced in Mundri, has become a versatile entrepreneur to make ends meet. Fetching and selling water to restaurant owners and firewood at the Mundri market is the daily routine of Mary Alex to make a…