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Unrealistic demands on UN peacekeeping costing lives and credibility – Guterres
As the United Nations continues to send peacekeepers to difficult or war-torn environments like Mali and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, those ‘blue helmets’ will need more and better coordinated support among the…
Service and Sacrifice: Mongolia continues to strengthen its contribution to UN peacekeeping
Mongolia first joined United Nations peacekeeping in 2002 with the deployment of two unarmed military observers to the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara. Soon after that, it sent two more officers to the UN…
Senegal: Partnering for peace with the UN in some of the most challenging places
More than 100,000 United Nations peacekeepers are serving in the cause of peace around the world today. They do so at great personal risk and in harsh conditions. In places such as the Central African Republic and South Sudan…
UN peacekeeping chief wraps up three-day visit to Lebanon
The head of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations has wrapped up a visit to Lebanon with a call on leaders from Lebanon as well as Israel to take advantage of the role UN peacekeeping can play in finding political solutions…
Haiti: UN determined to support authorities in strengthening rule of law
Strengthening the rule of law and improving the national police and the judicial system in Haiti will require political will on the part of the authorities, and the United Nations is determined to support this goal, said…
UNMISS hosts peace event in Warrap, urges communities to opt for dialogue instead of conflict
Community members attend a peace event held by UNMISS in Warrap, South Sudan. To counter the effects of continuing tensions and outbreaks of intercommunal conflict in the greater Tonj area of Warrap state, UNMISS Civil…
Mobilising multi-ethnic support in the face of a common enemy: Youth NGO produced 15,000 face shields for frontline workers
Volunteers at NGO Link, North Mitrovica An NGO in Kosovo mobilised youth from different communities to produce 15,000 face shields in just three days, to help safeguard frontline workers in a global shortage period. NGO LINK…
Protection of civilians: MINUSMA receives reinforcement from the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom in Gao
Last December, a first contingent of the armed forces of the United Kingdom arrived in Mali to support and strengthen the contribution of MINUSMA to the protection of civilians in the Gao region. As a permanent member of the…
Two MINUSCA peacekeepers posthumously awarded the “Chevaliers de l'ordre de la reconnaissance centrafricaine”
Sergeant Jean d'Amour Nsabimana (Rwanda) and Master Corporal Prosper Ndikumana (Burundi), who fell in action on 13 and 15 January in Bangui and Grimari respectively, during the recent post-election violence, were honoured by…
Temporary bases give UNMISS greater mobility and enable more effective peacekeeping
UNMISS has adopted a more mobile and responsive approach to peacekeeping by establishing temporary operating bases in locations where the potential of violent conflict is high, especially during seasonal cattle migration. To…