Amid rising global insecurity and regional instability, the Central African Republic stands out as a reminder that peace is possible. Once gripped by widespread violence, the country has seen steady, tangible progress towards…
In south Lebanon, local markets are slowly coming back to life as communities rebuild after months of hardship. In Maarake village, UNIFIL’s Italian and Malaysian peacekeepers joined residents in their weekly market to…
October 2025 highlighted MONUSCO's concrete commitment in the DRC. The Force intervened in Ituri against CODECO militiamen, trained 120 FARDC soldiers, and inaugurated rapid-impact projects for more than 100,000 people. This…
Twenty-five years ago, on 31 October 2000, a momentous shift took place in the way peace processes are undertaken. The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security was adopted, bringing with it…
South Sudan faces a renewed slide into full-scale conflict unless urgent international action is taken, the UN-appointed independent investigative body examining human rights there warned on Wednesday. Addressing the UN…
UNIFIL expresses deep concerns at an Israeli armed incursion in Blida early this morning. Such Israeli action north of the Blue Line represents a blatant violation of the Security Council Resolution 1701 and Lebanon’s…
The aim of the workshop was to draw up an updated assessment of the situation of children in the eastern part of the DRC in 2025. Faced with the resurgence of recruitment and use of children by armed groups in eastern…
The situation in the Central African Republic 28 October 2025As deliveredMister President of the Security Council,Distinguished Members of the Council,Ambassador Nzessioué, Permanent Representative of the Central African…
Former combatants who chose to pursue agriculture received tools suitable for farming community fields. Future harvests will enable them to provide for themselves. The small locality of Soleniama-Miala, located about ten…
The training enabled participants to understand the mechanisms of cryptocurrencies and encrypted communications, as well as to identify the risks associated with their use in terrorist financing. In Beni, North Kivu, ten…
In UN peacekeeping, the protection of civilians is perhaps more commonly exemplified by a conventional kind of security—standing guard, patrols, robust military postures. But this all-important task is, in fact, a versatile…
Disarmament remains on track in the Central African Republic (CAR) as national authorities concluded a three-day operation in the country’s capital Bangui, targeting combatants from several armed groups, with the support of…