Peacekeeping news

LILIA BUDIYANTI: "Serving as a Peacekeeper is an Honor for Me and for my Country, Indonesia" |PORTRAIT| The theme of the International Peacekeepers Day 2020 is "Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace". This celebration is an…

The team at the Center for Diversity and Minority Development (SMAART) in Klokot/Kllokot check out the donated 3D printers before putting them to use. “Everyone should be working together now, no matter if you’re black or…

LONGHI FAIDA JEANNETTE: A Congolese Peacekeeper Serving Local Communities |PORTRAIT| "As a Community Liaison Assistant (CLA), my job is to bring the Mission closer to the population. To this end, my task consists in fostering…

In observance of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, on Friday, Secretary-General António Guterres will lay a wreath to pay tribute to all the UN blue helmets who have lost their lives since 1948. “[We]…

Innocent civilians trapped in violence now face “a new and deadly threat” from COVID-19, the UN chief told the Security Council on Wednesday, warning that the pandemic is “amplifying and exploiting the fragilities of our…

In a show of support to the UNIFIL Mission in south Lebanon, Prime Minister Hassan Diab today led a 10-member delegation to the Mission Headquarters in Naqoura where he was briefed on the work of UNIFIL. UNIFIL Head of…

UNMISS peacekeepers raise awareness and dispel misinformation on COVID-19 among local communities in Koch. One of the greatest challenges being faced by individuals, communities, organisations, and governments across the…

As part of UNIFIL’s ongoing support to host communities in their fight against the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, the Mission’s peacekeepers from Ghana donated personal protective equipment (PPE), and medical and sanitary…

As Kosovo, along with the rest of the world, faces what may become one of toughest periods in living memory, UNMIK has ensured food and hygiene packages reach all municipalities as part of its broader COVID-19 response. The…

Despite the restrictions ushered in as a result of the global pandemic, young people from Mitrovica are experiencing some new freedoms – with online trainings helping them to “think outside the box”. A series of human rights…

New York, 26 May 2020 - A Brazilian peacekeeper serving in the Central African Republic and an Indian peacekeeper who has recently completed her assignment in South Sudan have been selected to receive the 2019 United Nations…

For the first time, the UN Military Gender Advocate award has been awarded to two UN peacekeepers: Commander Carla Monteiro de Castro Araujo, a Brazilian Naval officer, and Major Suman Gawani, of the Indian Army. The award…