Peacekeeping news

This week Secretary-General António Guterres launched a new strategy to achieve gender parity across the United Nations – something he described as “an urgent need, a moral duty, an operational necessity – and a personal…

Search for success against all odds Two years ago, five women living at the UN Mission in South Sudan Protection of Civilians site in Malakal in the Upper Nile region collected sacks and whatever tools they could find around…

UNMISS Head hails “productive meeting” with South Sudanese President ahead of UN General Assembly in New York A meeting with the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, ahead of the General Debate of the United Nations General…

Media Briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan Mr. David Shearer Opening Remarks: Good morning and thanks for joining me at…

Wau could provide “model” for return home of South Sudan’s displaced people The return of displaced people to their homes in Wau in north-western South Sudan could provide a“model” for other parts of the country, the Head of…

The situation in Darfur has been largely calm in recent months, but there is continued violence fuelled by a proliferation of weapons and competition over natural resources, a senior United Nations official today told the…

The security situation north-western South Sudan has improved with displaced people returning home, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the African country has said, holding he situation in Wau as a “model”…

New model of cooperation proposed to enable displaced South Sudanese to return to their homes The children of Wau should be looking forward to a future full of opportunities. Instead, life is a constant struggle for survival…

CMO and his MA joined the field tasks of the team from Bhimber field station, Gura Village, Aug. 24, 2017. Major General Per Lodin recently finished a ten-day visit to UN field stations. He is the Head of Mission and Chief…

KINSHASA, September 7, 2017 - Following the discovery of several fraudulent documents, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) recalls that the United Nations in…

Highlighting complex immediate and long-term challenges in Somalia, the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in the country (UNSOM) called for practical support, as well as political encouragement to the Somali…