Peacekeeping news

After a donation of an assortment of protective gear against COVID-19, South Sudanese police officers are better placed to keep themselves and those they interact with safe. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan…

Photo by SUDO. Zalingei, 12 July 2020- UNAMID’s Governance and Community Stabilization Section (GCSS), in collaboration with the Sudan Social Development Organization (SUDO), successfully concluded the implementation of a…

Comfy beds, plenty of space and solar-powered lights await possible COVID-19 patients at the new isolation centre in Mayen-Gumel, Warrap State. By handing over two cars and assisting in creating a dedicated isolation centre…

Many people, some in Eastern Equatoria, still need constant reminders of proper behaviour to prevent COVID-19. To further increase awareness on how to keep communities safe from COVID-19, the United Nations Mission in South…

UNMIK has completed its second phase of a Kosovo-wide donation campaign, delivering personal protective equipment packages to 33 municipalities totaling: 1381 boxes of gloves (50 pairs in each box) and 2000 boxes of masks (50…

UN peacekeepers increasing awareness on COVID-19 in communities in Warrap. Attentive cattle could also benefit from the information. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has embarked on a 14-day-long door-to…

Bangladeshi peacekeepers on patrol in the Roe region of Djugu territory, Ituri. Photo MONUSCO/Force During an online conversation with journalists from Beni, in North Kivu province, the Director of the United Nations Joint…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina…

Intercommunal violence and persistent attacks by extremists, continue to undermine peace and security across West Africa, the UN’s top official in the region warned the Security Council on Thursday, calling for sustained…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col this week handed out annual environmental awards to seven Mission entities for initiating and implementing innovative projects to preserve environment…

UN police officers based in Rumbek are distributing face masks and soap to their South Sudanese colleagues, while also raising their awareness on COVID-19. In a bid to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, police…

Today, we join with the people of South Sudan in celebrating the historic moment that their country became the world’s newest nation. On the 9th of July 2011, South Sudan gained independence from Sudan as the outcome of a…