Peacekeeping news

Training session for female PNC staff on gender-based sexual violence (SGBV) issues at the PNC headquarters in Kalemie. Photo MONUSCO / Marcelline COMLAN New York / Kinshasa, 11 November 2019 - Following months of…

Photo by Kone Mouroulaye, UNAMID. On 6 November, UN State Liaison Functions (SLFs) in North Darfur, in collaboration with the Darfur Land Commission (DLC), convened the Darfur Land Conference in El Fasher, North Darfur under…

Uvira, 8 November 2019 - The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO, led a joint mission to Minembwe on 7 November 2019. Besides MONUSCO representatives, members of the…

File photo An unknown armed group launched an early morning attack on the Ngok Dinka village of Miodol, 29 kilometres north-east of Abyei town, killing seven persons, (four males and three females all Ngok Dinkas) on 7…

Cattle farmers in Kodok and Fashoda can feel more at ease about the well-being of their livestock thanks to the construction of a brand new veterinary clinic and the capacity building of 20 animal health workers in the area.…

The residents of Hai Kosti near Wau are enjoying considerably lower crime rates and improved security thanks to the recent construction of a new police station, made possible by means of a Quick Impact Project funded by the…

MINUSCA paid tribute to three peacekeepers who passed away recently in a ceremony held at the Mission’s headquarters on 7 November 2019. 38-year-old Staff Sergeant Alex Musanda Mudenda from Zambia was deployed to the Central…

Organized crime, breakdowns in law and order, and attacks by extremists, are examples of the challenges faced by UN peacekeepers, the Security Council was told on Tuesday, during a briefing by senior UN Police Commissioners…

“Many cases of forced and early marriages are encouraged by our traditional leaders in the villages because of a love for material gains,” said Lucky Ayella, a 16-year-old student at Dr. John Garang Memorial Secondary School…

U.S delegation visits MINURSO A U.S delegation comprising military and civilian officials namely: Col. Kenneth Gjone (USAF) (Defense Attache’, US Embassy, Rabat, Morocco); Cdr. (US N.) Jalal Khan (Navy Attache’, US Embassy…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today chaired a regular Tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at a UN…

Kinshasa 06 November 2019: MONUSCO Correctional Service Support Unit (UAAP) organized in Kinshasa from 5 to 6 November 2019, a trainers’ training workshop for prison staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Altogether…