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According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, global military spending reached $2.7 trillion in 2024, roughly 500 times the current peacekeeping budget. This alarming figure reflects a decade-long trend…

As part of UNIFIL’s ongoing support to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), the UN peacekeeping mission today handed over more than 100 vehicles and other pieces of equipment during a ceremony held in Naqoura. The donation…

UNIFIL Chinese deminers working to clear a minefield in Maroun ar-Ra’s on 16 September 2025. (UNIFIL photo/ Hassan Noureddine) Following a request from the Government of Lebanon, UNIFIL peacekeepers last week resumed…

This donation of computer equipment aims to improve the efficiency, transparency, and security of judicial procedures through the use of digital solutions. The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC…

Last night’s strikes by Israel in south Lebanon are violations of Security Council resolution 1701 and put the fragile stability that has been built since November of last year at risk. They further undermine civilians’…

To mark this year’s International Day of Peace, the United Nations is releasing Peace is a Verb, a powerful spoken word piece by Nigerian poet and newly appointed UN Global Advocate for Peace, Maryam Bukar Hassan. First…

The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Friday called on the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to refrain from further strikes and fully withdraw from Lebanese territory after Israeli strikes endangered peacekeepers and…

As peace along the Blue Line remains a shared aspiration, Lebanese officials and local leaders joined UNIFIL peacekeepers today in marking the International Day of Peace, which fell on Sunday, 21 September, at the UN mission…

Written by Maya Kelly, with materials from UNESCO. Ms. Kelly is a Strategic Communications Consultant and Social Media Coordinator for the UN Department of Peace Operations. She has a background in media, communications…