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- International Day of UN Peacekeepers 01
- Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) 01
Secretary-General to Commemorate Fallen Peacekeepers, Honour Kenyan Officer as Gender Advocate, at Headquarters Observance of International Day
New York Headquarters will observe the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Thursday, 27 May. Secretary-General António Guterres will lay a wreath to honour the more than 4,000 United Nations peacekeepers who…
- Protecting Civilians (POC) 01
Improving the Protection of Civilians in UN Peacekeeping Transitions
The event will highlight evolving practice and emerging research on strengthening POC prior to, during, and after peacekeeping drawdown and withdrawal amidst continued threats of civilian harm. The discussion will draw on the…
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers 01
Fallen Chadian Captain Honoured with UN Peacekeeping’s Highest Award
New York, 24 May 2022 - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will award the “Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage” to the late Captain Abdelrazakh Hamit Bahar of Chad during the International Day of…
- Justice and Corrections Institutions 01
Burkina Faso Corrections Officer deployed to MINUSCA wins first United Nations Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers
New York, Wednesday, 7 June 2022 – The United Nations will bestow the first United Nations Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers to Téné Maïmouna Zoungrana of Burkina Faso at a ceremony at United…
Peacekeeper from Burkina Faso serving in Mali receives 2022 United Nations Woman Police Officer Award
New York, Monday, 29 August 2022 – The United Nations has announced that Chief Warrant Officer Alizeta Kabore Kinda of Burkina Faso will receive the 2022 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year Award on 31 August 2022…
- Women, Peace and Security (WPS) 01
- Gender 01
The Elsie Initiative Fund launches new call for proposals to continue investing in women’s meaningful participation in peacekeeping
New York, 30 March 2023 – At an event that brought together more than 350 representatives from Member States, UN organizations, academia and civil society, the Elsie Initiative Fund (EIF) launched a third call for funding…
- Peace Begins with Me 01
Peace Begins with Me: A Photographic Journey Through 75 Years of United Nations Peacekeeping
New York, 1 May 2023 –United Nations Peacekeeping today launched a special photo exhibition at UN Headquarters in New York to honor the service and sacrifice of uniformed and civilian peacekeepers as it marks its 75th…
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers 01
- Gender 01
- Women, Peace and Security (WPS) 01
Ghanaian peacekeeper selected as United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year 2022
A Ghanaian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) will receive the 2022 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. Captain Cecilia Erzuah, 32, who has served in…
- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) 01
Twenty-Four UN entities urge immediate action to protect women and girls from sexual violence in and around IDP camps in eastern DRC
New York, 13 July 2023 - The 24 UN entities comprising the UN Action against Sexual Violence in Conflict Network - led by the UN Special Representative Pramila Patten – join the Special Representative’s call to urge immediate…
- International Day of Peace 01
UN chief issues clarion call for peace, marking International Day
13 September 2023, New York — As the United Nations prepares for its annual gathering of world leaders next week, peace advocates and activists mark the International Day for Peace, joining Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’…