Peacekeeping news

The International Day of UN Peacekeepers (29 May) was an opportunity to honour the UN peacekeeping personnel serving peace around the globe. As part of this recognition, the Secretary-General Antonio Guterres paid tribute to…

Thanks to a Quick Impact Project actioned by UNMISS and local implementing partner Community Empowerment for Progress Organization, reconciliation and a culture of peace in Yei River county has improved due to the…

The Office of Staff Legal Assistance (OSLA) visited MINURSO from 31 May to 4 June 2022, holding meetings with the Mission’s leadership as well as MINURSO staff members. In a Town Hall, the OSLA Legal Officer informed about…

Supported by UNMIK and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), 37 key human rights Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) launched a report on the human rights situation in the context of the COVID-19…

At the invitation of the Government of the Central African Republic, the Strategic Review Meeting of the Political Process in the Central African Republic was held on 4 June 2022 in Bangui, under the high patronage of His…

Jacqueline Feinting has blazed the trail for women peacekeepers ever since she deployed as one of the first Cameroonian women corrections officers to her first peacekeeping mission in 2014. Today, she serves with the United…

“Be the change, you want,Be the hope, you wish,Mould your present to shape the future you deserve…” Caroline Ziadeh, SRSG and Head of UNMIK The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK, Ms…

By Ambassador Claver Gatete During the 2015 International Peace Conference on the Protection of Civilians held in Kigali, H.E President Paul Kagame said, “The central purpose of peace operations is the protection of civilians…

On 24 May, UNMIK and UNHCR organised a roundtable in Gjilan/Gnjilane, addressing the need to bolster cooperation and coordination across all levels relating to durable solutions for IDPs/returnees and the situation of non…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, met with Mr. Andrea Biggi, Chargé d’Affaires of the Australian Embassy to Croatia and Kosovo, at UNMIK Headquarters. SRSG Ziadeh and…

International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 2022 Opinion Piece — United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix Every day, United Nations peacekeepers work to protect hundreds of…

As part of the military Operations Seka and Trailblazer, the Bangladeshi contingent of MINUSMA Force organized several civil-military activities from May 18 to 22 in of Anefis and Tabankort towns. To maintain good relations…