Peacekeeping news

The Members of the Security Council expressed their deep concern regarding the recent developments in Mali. They strongly condemned the mutiny which happened in Kati, Mali, on 18 August 2020, and which led to the arrest of…

The United Nations continues to monitor the ongoing situation in Mali, where soldiers arrested the President and several members of his cabinet in a military coup on Tuesday. UN Secretary-General António Guterres continues to…

The intricate links between the rule of law and the COVID-19 pandemic were discussed by participants at a recent forum in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria State. Despite the threat of COVID-19, life in Kapoeta in Eastern Equatoria…

A high-level four-member delegation from the Bangladesh Navy visited last week UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force corvette BNS BIJOY, which was damaged during the 4 August explosions at the Port of Beirut. The delegation, headed by…

Three days of important talks in Juba as committees established to implement an action plan to release children from armed forces. An action plan, no matter how comprehensive its scope, is only as good as its implementation…

At a recent consultative meeting in Kapoeta, women's representatives, human rights defenders and local authorities stressed on the need for a women's shelter to protect girls and young women who are survivors of sexual- and…

A team of peacekeepers serving with UNMISS arrived in Romich village on an air patrol to assess the security situation after several previous attempts to get there by road were thwarted by heavy flooding.This is the scene…

UNMISS, through a Quick Impact Project, has made it possible for students in Mayom, Unity State, to access education by handing over a fully renovated primary school. The project was actioned by the mission’s Relief…

A joint team of civilian and military peacekeepers facilitated, implemented and handed over an isolation centre to the State COVID-19 Task Force in Bentiu, South Sudan. As part of its ongoing support to the national-led COVID…

UNMISS constructs a maternity ward at Opari, Eastern Equatoria, under its Quick Impact Projects programme. Ante- and post-natal care for expectant mothers in Opari boma (administrative division), near Nimule in Eastern…

Nearly 100 UNIFIL peacekeepers – both military and civilian – donated blood yesterday and today for the victims of the horrific 4 August explosions that devastated a part of Beirut, left hundreds dead and thousands injured…

UNMISS has set up a temporary operating base in Tonj, Warrap State, following recent clashes. The peacekeeping team travelled 11 hours from Kuajok through heavily flooded territory to get to Tonj. They have started patrolling…