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In this 360° virtual reality video, follow Major Sifamwelwa Akalaluka from Zambia as she helps maintain an uneasy calm along the Sudanese border in the Central African Republic and directs MINUSCA’s community engagement…

For Valentine's Day, peacekeepers received heartfelt messages of appreciation from the communities they serve. In sharing their gratitude, community members recognized the meaningful difference that both uniformed and…

The acting head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Abyei, Major General Robert Yaw Affram, told UN News that the disputed region remains highly volatile, as UN forces operate in a political and security vacuum between Sudan…

The role of peacekeepers in the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in Golan is to de-conflict, avoid escalation, and to observe, monitor and report on violations to the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement. After…

After more than 1,000 days of war in Sudan, millions have been uprooted. This is the story of one of them. “Nafeesa,” as we call her, fled the violence and found refuge across the border, in the town of Birao, in the Central…

In Ghana, the Bundase Peace Operations Training School provides specialized pre-deployment training to prepare future United Nations peacekeepers for service. Ghana is one of the top ten troop-contributing countries to UN…

In a challenging year for peace efforts, peacekeepers continued to work tirelessly to protect civilians, monitor ceasefires, and support the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the communities they serve. As 2025 draws to…

The Government of the Central African Republic and the UN peace operation in the country (MINUSCA) have been working together to disarm hundreds of former combatants in the country.

UN News interviews Olukemi Ibikunle, a corrections officer from Nigeria serving with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). She is the winner of the third…

Bintou Keita, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said that UN bases in DRC 'are places of refuge for those who feel in danger,' representing 'a form of direct…

"Peace is not a line we cross. It is a choice we make. Peace is not found, it is built." Ahead of this week's Peace Day, we join UN Global Advocate for Peace Maryam Bukar Hassan in calling on everyone, everywhere, to stand…

As Colin Stewart, Head of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus concludes his nearly four-year tenure, he reflects on the main mandate of the mission: preventing conflict along the narrow Buffer Zone that divides the two…