Peacekeeping news

Francoise Simard has been leading UNAMID’s Rule of Law section for the past three years in El Fasher, North Darfur. Ms. Simard has worked in various UN missions around the world such as Guatemala, Rwanda, Haiti, Kosovo and…

Louis Visagie has been working as an Operations and Quality Assurance Officer with UNAMID’s Ordnance Disposal Office (ODO) in El Geneina, West Darfur since February 2012. In this interview, he speaks of his work and his…

Selma Mohamed, a Public Information Assistant, joined UNAMID’s Community Outreach Unit in 2009. In this interview, Selma tells us how her previous experience working in a non-governmental organization enabled her to…

Buba E. Sanyang works with UNAMID at its sector headquarters in El Daein, East Darfur, where he is the Chief of Operations for the Sector East Police component. Q: Tell us a bit about your work with UNAMID? A: I started…

A new Spanish Contingent, Brigadier General Venancio Aguado de Diego, took over the command of the Contingent and UNIFIL’s Sector East amidst a special ceremony at the Sector Headquarters in Marjayoun on 20 May. In his…

Taking into account an expert panel report on alleged human rights violations by the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, the Secretary-General has decided to establish a Trust Fund to implement community-based…

Taking into account an expert panel report on alleged human rights violations by the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, the Secretary-General has decided to establish a Trust Fund to implement community-based…

Monrovia - On 17 May 2017 an open discussion forum on reforms within the Liberian security sector institutions and compliance with human rights standards was held at the University of Liberia. Sgt. Penenca Sakar, Adviser to…

A senior United Nations official is calling for additional humanitarian aid in the Central African Republic, where nearly the entire population of the city Bria was forcibly displaced last week. The Office for the…

Condemning the surging violence in Tripoli, the top United Nations official in Libya called today for an immediate end to fighting in and around the capital and for rival groups to “put Libyan national interests” ahead of…

Parties to conflict are treating hospitals and clinics as targets, rather than respecting them as sanctuaries, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned today during a Security Council debate on the protection…

‘Africa Day’ 2017 comes at an important moment in the continent’s endeavours towards peace, inclusive economic growth and sustainable development United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said, urging humanity to…