Peacekeeping news

“The practice of early marriages must stop now and for good,” said Sadete Nana Gashiani, a human rights activist and community leader in Mitrovica Roma Mahala. She was addressing young girls and boys from Kosovo’s Roma…

Thousands of people have fled the outbursts of violence that have plagued Leer County in 2022. UNMISS peacekeepers from Ghana do their best to keep people safe. UNITY STATE- Burnt-down or damaged houses, signs of plundering…

By: Maya Kelly / Editor: Urjasi Rudra Every day, United Nations peacekeepers work to protect millions of vulnerable people in the world’s most fragile political contexts and increasingly dangerous places. UN peacekeeping is…

More than two million peacekeepers have served for peace under the UN flag, but they are not alone in the pursuit of peace. Peacekeeping is powered by strong and diverse partnerships. In this new series, we bring you the…

More than one million peacekeepers have served for peace under the UN flag, but they are not alone in the pursuit of peace. Peacekeeping is powered by strong and diverse partnerships. In this new series, we bring you the…

On 4 May, the Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, visited Pejë/Peć municipality and met Mayor Gazmend Muhaxheri and other municipal officials. SRSG Ziadeh and Mayor…

The road between Adwong and Malakal was a bit of a nightmare before this happened. A road without timely maintenance work soon stops being a road, as the saying goes. Fortunately, the 75 kilometres stretching from Adwong via…

UNMISS peacekeepers from India recently received UN medals for their outstanding contributions to peace. A few were women. Photos: Ines Surwumwe/UNMISS Protecting civilians, undertaking a variety of engineering assignments…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Caroline Ziadeh, participated in the High-level meeting on Action for Peacekeeping+, hosted by the German Government in Berlin from 25 to 26 April. The…

Food security, particularly among women, is one area that the UNMISS policewomen's network in Malakal is trying to address, here by building gardening skills. Photos: Ines Surwumwe/UNMISS “Serving with the United Nations…

Half of the police officers in Bor trained on how to handle incidents of gender-based violence were women. Photos: Mach Samuel/UNMISS Gender-based violence, often of a sexual nature, is alarmingly commonplace and frequently…

During the night of 24 to 25 April, UNIFIL detected a rocket being launched from south Lebanon toward Israel. Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lázaro was in immediate contact with authorities on both…