Peacekeeping news

A convoy from the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) hit an improvised explosive device north of Mopti on Monday, killing at least two ‘blue helmets’, from Egypt, and wounding four others. In a statement, MINUSMA said…

For entrepreneur Atong Malek, durable peace begins at home and its architects are primarily women. Based in Aweil, Northern Bahr El Ghazal, she believes that women must be given the platform to contribute to shaping…

Achol Jock Lul, a singer from Malakal in Upper Nile state, South Sudan, believes that music has the power to unify communities, stop hate and usher in a peaceful, prosperous future in this young nation. Photo by Ines Surwumwe…

It is precisely to help them acquire a minimum knowledge of journalism that MONUSCO has organised this training. Photo MONUSCO Twenty-three journalists (including seven women) from the four community radio stations in the…

On a field visit to Bentiu, UNMISS Police Commissioner Christine Fossen was treated to a guard of honour by Ghanaian colleagues. Photo: Jacob Ruai/UNMISS UNITY – During her two-day field visit to Bentiu, Christine Fossen…

Christine Joseph Ngbazande is a mother and an award-winning activist who firmly believes that equal rights for women and girls across South Sudan is a necessary prerequisite to bring about a durable, inclusive peace in this…

MINURSO lost one if its longest serving staff members this week. Omar El-Khateeb passed away after a heart attack on Monday . The Mission honoured him today at an all staff Town Hall. A transport and logistics specialist…

From 21 to 25 February 2022, UNIFIL’s Korean peacekeepers conducted “Basic First Aid and Combat Medical Care Training” at the Lebanese Army's Chawakeer Barracks in Tyre. (UN Photo / First Lieutenant HAN Kwan Yong) Two UNIFIL…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, met with the Third Deputy Prime Minister for Minority Issues and Human Rights, Ms. Emilija Redžepi in Pristina . SRSG Ziadeh and…

Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean and lies on one of the main bird migration routes across the area. In the United Nations buffer zone alone, there are around 200 bird species out of the over 400 known…

Sophia Piath Martin, a plumber at the UNMISS Field Office in Rumbek, believes that the sky is the limit for women and girls if they muster the courage to follow their dreams. Photo by Nina Zubovic Vignjevic/UNMISS. LAKES –…

MINURSO DFC Commodore Faustina Boakyewaa Anokye. As a Naval Officer, Commodore Faustina Boakyewaa Anokye learned first-hand the value of teamwork and the importance of listening to her colleagues and seeking to promote the…