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Trends in violence affecting civilians by conventional parties and other armed groups from January 2022 to June 2025 A new human rights report has documented a drastic rise in the number of civilians losing their lives and…

Local leaders issue a call to action for peace on the International Day of peace as hundreds of community members gathered to celebrate their diversity and embrace unity. With extraordinary flooding submerging 70 percent of…

MONUSCO has established several fixed and mobile military bases, which provide daily protection to hundreds of thousands of displaced persons. Vivian Van de Perre, the UN Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative in…

UNIFIL’s Indian peacekeepers launched last week a computer literacy campaign for women within their area of responsibility in south-eastern Lebanon, aiming to expand economic opportunities for the local community. The month…

From September 22 to 24, Vivian van de Perre led a working visit focused on security issues, the protection of civilians, and the development of sustainable solutions in eastern DRC. At the end of a three-day mission to Beni…

It was at the camp of the MINUSCA Formed Police Unit of the Republic of Congo (FPU-Congo 11) in Bambari, that a ceremony was held on 24 September 2025, to pay tribute to the five Congolese peacekeepers who were victims of a…

This story was written by Naomi Miyashita and Gaëlle Sundelin. Ms. Miyashita is Team Leader of the Information Integrity Unit in the Department of Peace Operations and has served in various conflict-affected countries and at…

Bright colours, traditional outfits and cultural performances embellished an inclusive Peace Day event in Torit, with participants agreeing to work together to achieve their dream. Photos: Isaac Billy/UNMISS TORIT - With…

Life for girls in cattle camps is not easy. They only thing they do is work, cook, and clean while the boys sleep, explains Hellen Kulong, a 45-year-old mother of four from Gemeiza in Terekeka County. She was among dozens of…

Wrestlers demonstrate their competitive spirit while embracing unity on the International Peace Day in Terekeka, Central Equatoria "Peace must not stay a policy on paper; it must be lived and felt in every household, village…

« With MONUSCO's support, we are moving towards a digital laboratory for military justice. » « We had been limited for a long time to the traditional system, with paper files. In Goma, we lost several of them when the city…

The crowd gathered at Kuajok's Freedom Square had a good time, embracing their Peace Day togetherness. Photos: Zejin Yin/UNMISS KUAJOK – Most everyone was on board when multiethnic residents of Warrap State, at least for a…