Peacekeeping news

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the Security Council have strongly condemned an attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali and underscored that such attacks may amount to war crimes under international law.

David Penklis, as the Director of Mission Support, a key enabler for implementation of a peacekeeping mandate, has been leading the efforts to close down what was once one of the UN’s largest missions. Previously, he served…

UNIFIL’s Republic of Korea Battalion (ROKBATT) recently organized taekwondo classes, running for three months, for their fellow peacekeepers at the Sector West Headquarters in Shama. A total of 72 peacekeepers from eight of…

Timely support from UNIFIL’s Indian and Spanish peacekeepers to the Lebanese Civil Defence firefighters in putting out a large fire averted a major damage to the communities in Hasbaya, south-eastern Lebanon, on Wednesday…

UNMISS fire response teams remove swiftly crash-landed plane from runway Fire response teams from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) swiftly removed a cargo flight that crash-landed at Wau Airport from the…

UNMISS fire response teams remove swiftly crash-landed plane from runway Fire response teams from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) swiftly removed a cargo flight that crash-landed at Wau Airport from the…

Quadripartite meeting on Liberia with representatives of Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, UNMIL and ONUCI. Photo: Patricia Esteve | UN Photo | 13 June 12 The United Nations peacekeeping presence in West Africa entered a new phase at…

Trainees attend a masonry course organized by Pakistani engineers for local residents in Careysburg. Photo: Staton Winter | UNMIL | 27 May 10 Following the outbreak of the 14-year civil war in Liberia, the economy of the…

The Joint Analysis & Operations Centre (JAOC) contains both the Joint Mission Analysis Centre (JMAC) and the Joint Operation Centre (JOC), to provide in-depth analysis of security-related issues in Liberia and the surrounding…

Pakistani troops and Liberian villagers repair a flooded road on the outskirts of Voinjama, Lofa County. Photo: Eric Kanalstein | UNMIL | 3 May 06 A significant impact which the military forces had on local communities was…

UNMISS forum in Warrap stresses role of women in managing conflict and building peace The need to include women and youth in resolving conflicts and peacebuilding has been emphasized at a two-day workshop organized by the…

The eighth Force Commander of the Mission, Major General Salihu Zaway Uba has been leading the final withdrawal of troops from UNMIL. He had been a sector commander with UNMIL in 2010-2012 and served on the UN Mission in the…