News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Alain Noudéhou, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan at the launch of a food security classification report in Juba. Peace, increased security and an immediate massive injection of humanitarian assistance is needed to prevent…

From left to right, the five outgoing UNMOs cut a cake during their farewell ceremony at UNMOGIP: Lt. Colonel Javier Cesar De Armas Serron (Uruguay), Major Henry Macatangay (Philippines), Major Victor Rodrigo Lobos (Chile), Cpt. Hrvoje Slabek (Croatia) and Cpt. Matthias Nef (Switzerland). United…

Nicosia, 27 February 2018 – The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix arrives in Cyprus tomorrow for a two day visit to the island. Mr Lacroix will meet with Government officials, local authorities and community representatives. Mr. Lacroix will…

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, today concluded the Lebanon leg of his wider Middle East tour to visit UN Peacekeeping missions, including UNIFIL, and high ranking government officials. During his three days in Lebanon, Lacroix met with…

The head of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations has wrapped up a visit to Lebanon with a call on leaders from Lebanon as well as Israel to take advantage of the role UN peacekeeping can play in finding political solutions to conflict.

Bangladeshi peacekeepers going the extra mile by giving away much-needed text books to the Wau Girls' School. Wau Girls’ School has received a hugely time-saving and much appreciated gift from Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving the United Nations Mission in South Sudan: more than a thousand text books…

UNMISS peacekeepers organized football matches while on patrol in Ikotos County in the Eastern Equatoria region of South Sudan. Locals in Ikotos County in Eastern Equatoria are upbeat about new peace prospects in their country following an integrated patrol in the area conducted by the UN Mission in…

A latest review of the United Nations peacekeeping operation in South Sudan has found that reaching a political solution to the ongoing conflict is the most effective way to protect civilians, a senior UN official said Tuesday, urging a renewed focus on supporting the political process.

Following Sunday’s military operations in Syria’s east Ghouta, which claimed 30 lives, including women and children, reliable reports indicate that fighting continued and that shelling between East Ghouta and Damascus was ongoing in both directions, the United Nations humanitarian wing reported…

27 February 2018, New York - United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres met with his Special Representative for Liberia and Head of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), Mr. Farid Zarif. SRSG Zarif had a final debriefing before the UNMIL closure planned for 30 of March 2018.

Cultural performances were part of a well-attended football tournament in Rumbek, co-organized by Nepalese peacekeepers. The outgoing Nepalese battalion serving the United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s Field Office in Rumbek has organized a mini football competition in partnership with the local…

Residents in Makuac were pleased as the construction of a new, UNMISS-funded police post was launched. Photo: Manyang Mayom/UNMISS Residents of the Makuac district in Aguok North County are celebrating the launch of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s construction of a new community police…