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Written by Lesley Myers, Digital Editor for UN Peacekeeping’s Strategic Communications Section. She specializes in political analysis, strategic planning and peacekeeping impact. They work in some of the world’s toughest…

On this year’s International Day of UN Peacekeepers, UNMIK reaffirmed its long-standing commitment to promoting peace in Kosovo and beyond, with a renewed focus on trust-building, gender equality, and inclusive leadership…

In early summer 2024, Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme of Ghana ventured into sector North of Abyei, a disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan where she was deployed as a military gender advocate with the UN Interim…

HOM UNTSO and FC UNDOF inspected the operational readiness of OP52 after reconstruction.

On 27 May, just before International Day of Peacekeepers this week, UNFICYP held a skills competition organized to ensure that peacekeepers remain agile and ready to deploy at short notice. Despite the soaring temperature…

A four-storey building under construction collapsed in Bunia on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at around 2 p.m., near the provincial governorate. After a building under construction collapsed in the Bankoko neighborhood in Bunia…

MONUSCO's mandate includes strengthening public institutions, supporting the judicial system, combating impunity and consolidating the rule of law. In Ituri Province, MONUSCO launched construction work on May 22, 2025, for a…

Amid the continued presence and military activities of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in certain areas north of the Blue Line, UNIFIL peacekeepers in Sector West have assisted dozens of farmers, including approximately 20 in…

New York, 27 May 2025 – The United Nations has announced the 2024 recipients of the Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award and the Woman Police Officer of the Year Award. Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme of Ghana will…

UNMISS Force Commander Lieutenant-General Mohan Subramanian engages with local authorities, communities, and peacekeepers at the mission’s temporary base in Maper, Lakes State. Photo: Fares Aouadi/UNMISS. LAKES – The…

The recently reopened Dzudda market had been closed since 2022 due to inter-community violence between Hema and Lendu. “All communities gather here.” Christine Gbosi has been selling goods at the Dzudda market for several…

To support preparations for South Sudan's first democratic elections, UNMISS and partners handed over a new office space for Central Equatorian State electoral officials, which will boost engagement with political parties…