Peacekeeping news

As the convoy of vehicles creeps along the tortuous, potholed and muddy roads, our brows furrow. Could they speak, they would have asked: “Shall we ever make it to the villages, or are weeks of meticulous planning potentially…

Following growing concerns over human rights violations in Jonglei, community members were given the chance to voice their grievances during a civil-military dialogue organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan…

Humanitarian and development responses for Mali and Africa’s wider Sahel region “are falling short”, and support must be scaled up to ensure a hopeful future for its people, the Secretary-General told world leaders at a…

Photo by Kone Mouroulaye, UNAMID. UN State Liaison Functions in South Darfur in partnership with the State Judiciary organized a two-day training workshop on “Fair trial standards” for 21 district court judges drawn from…

Pedagogy experts and educationists brought in to south-western Lebanon – at the request of local communities – by UNIFIL’s Italian peacekeepers spent about four months visiting schools and imparting knowledge and skills on…

Some say that justice delayed is justice denied, but few would argue that it is better served cold than not at all. Just ask the citizens of Western Lakes, where a UN-supported mobile court is currently tackling a substantial…

North-Kivu: MONUSCO on Security Assessment Mission in Samboko-Chani-chani, Beni territory. Sy Koumbo S. Gali On 19 September, MONUSCO security assessment Mission visited Samboko-Chani-chani, an armed groups-invaded district…

Acting Head of Mission/ Force Commander, Major General Mehari Zewde Gebremariam, flagged off a tree planting campaign and environmental cleaning exercise in Abyei. The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA)…

UNIFIL today marked the International Day of Peace amidst a ceremony at its headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon, with its head and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col joining the global call for climate action…

Last week, nearly two dozen children were officially released by armed groups in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal region and handed over to the National Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration Commission (NDDRC).…

Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. On 22 September 2019, UNAMID peacekeepers mingled with hundreds of residents of Zalingei town and its suburbs to celebrate the International Day of Peace under the theme: “Climate Action for…

Last week, more than 40 senior members of opposition forces in Diel, Central Upper Nile, gathered during a two-day workshop facilitated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Their aim was to identify concrete…