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In Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a police officer from Tanzania serving with MONUSCO holds an awareness session with the Congolese National Police to train women leaders on preventing sexual violence, strengthening referrals with judicial police, and promoting formal reporting over inf
- Women, Peace and Security (WPS)
- International Women's Day
5 ways UN peacekeeping supports women's access to justice and their rights
This year’s commemoration of International Women’s Day calls us to examine the structural barriers to equal justice: discriminatory laws, weak legal protections, harmful practices, and social norms that erode the rights of…
Environmental management
The urgent deployment of thousands of civilian, police and military personnel requires a large amount of logistical support. Peacekeeping personnel often operate in the world's hardest-to-reach places and in countries with…
UNDOF peacekeepers conduct a high-altitude patrol in the area of separation. Photo: UNDOF
- Political Solutions to Conflict
- UNDOF
- UNTSO
- UNIFIL
Peacekeeping: Lacroix warns of rising threats to ‘blue helmets’ in Middle East
By Vibhu Mishra Peacekeeping operations in the Middle East are facing mounting security risks, funding pressures and political uncertainty, the head of UN peacekeeping warned on Friday. Briefing journalists by video link from…
UN peacekeepers on patrol at a polling centre in the capital Bangui during the elections. Photo: MINUSCA
- Elections
- MINUSCA
Results expected 5 January after landmark elections in Central African Republic
By Vibhu Mishra Voting proceeded largely as planned in the Central African Republic’s first-ever combined presidential, legislative, regional and municipal elections, and ballot counting is now complete, the UN peacekeeping…
MINUSCA personnel prepare electoral supplies for transport onboard mission aircrafts as the Central African Republic heads to polls on 28 December 2025. Photo: MINUSCA/Leonel Grothe
- Elections
- MINUSCA
Historic vote looms in Central African Republic as UN urges peaceful participation
By Vibhu Mishra With Central Africans set to vote in presidential, legislative, regional and long-delayed municipal elections this weekend, the United Nations has appealed for calm and restraint, warning that the credibility…
- MONUSCO
Ituri: MONUSCO and its partners want to strengthen the fight against impunity for serious crimes
One of the major challenges of this framework is to avoid fragmented or uncoordinated interventions, which could reduce the impact of actions taken to promote justice. On December 18 and 19, the United Nations Organization…
- About Peacekeeping
Past peacekeeping operations
You will find links to all our past operations below. Note that the Security Council may authorise missions to close and new missions to open in the same country or area. Africa African Union - United Nations Hybrid Operation…
- About Peacekeeping
Department of Peace Operations
The Department of Peace Operations (DPO) is dedicated to assisting the Member States and the Secretary-General in their efforts to maintain international peace and security. DPO provides political and executive direction to…
- About Peacekeeping
Where we operate
Current operations MINURSO, Western Sahara MINUSCA, Central African Republic MONUSCO, D.R. of the Congo UNDOF, Golan UNFICYP, Cyprus UNIFIL, Lebanon UNISFA, Abyei UNMIK, Kosovo UNMISS, South Sudan UNMOGIP, India and Pakistan…
- Political Solutions to Conflict
Advancing political solutions to conflict
UN Peacekeeping’s strength is in advancing and supporting nationally-owned political solutions and processes that promote stability and peace in the long term. Peacekeeping operations mediate and facilitate peace agreements…