French-led Force Commander’s reserve gets new commander
The command of UNIFIL’s French-led Force Commander’s Reserve (FCR) changed from Colonel Bastian Dufilhol to Colonel Olivier Baudet during a ceremony at the Reserve’s main base in Dayr Kifa on Monday. With the change in command, Colonel Baudet, the Commander of the First French Foreign Legion Armored…
As Syria conflict enters eighth year, UN agencies join call for peace and safe aid delivery
Two United Nations relief agencies on Wednesday joined a chorus of international organizations and partners in the quest to end seven years of conflict in Syria, urging warring parties to allow humanitarian access for the delivery of life-saving assistance to those desperately in need.
UN Peacekeepers speedily contain fire outbreak in Bentiu Market for displaced people
UNMISS peacekeepers quickly intervened to put out a fire which threatened to engulf more than 100 shops in the Bentiu protection of civilians site. Traders at a protection of civilians site in Bentiu have praised United Nations peacekeepers for their speedy response after they put out a fire that…
Young people pledge to work for peace in Western Lakes area
Some 80 youth in the Western Lakes area attended a workshop on how to improve their capacity to play a positive role in peace building. The Rumbek Field Office of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has held a workshop with 80 attending youth on their role in peace building, and on the mandate…
UN envoy urges hold-out armed groups to sign accord for durable peace in Sudan’s Darfur
While the security situation in Sudan’s Darfur region remained stable, the causes of the conflict – and their related consequences – have been largely unaddressed, the head of the African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission said Wednesday, calling on holdout armed groups to sign the…
Briefing on UNAMID to the UNSC by UNAMID Joint Special Representative
Briefing on UNAMID to the United Nations Security Council by Jeremiah Mamabolo, UNAMID Joint Special Representative.
Security Council renews UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday renewed the mandate of UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan for another year and demanded that all parties immediately end the fighting countrywide.
UNMISS and Government Break Ground for South Sudan’s First Juvenile Reformatory Centre in Juba
The deputy head of UNMISS, Moustapha Soumaré, and the Minister of Interior, Hon. Michael Chienjiek Geay at the launch of the project to build South Sudan's first Juvenile Reformatory Centre in Juba. Today, the United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, Mr. Moustapha…
SRSG visits Kamenica Municipality
On 14 March, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, visited Kamenica Municipality and met with Mayor Qendron Kastrati. The SRSG and the Mayor exchanged views on a variety of issues including the socio-economic development, integration of…
In Rome, UN chief urges international community to remain strongly committed to stability in Lebanon
Calling Lebanon “a fundamental pillar of stability” in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday told a high-level meeting in Rome that it is absolutely essential for the international community to show strong solidarity with the country.
The Netherlands and UN peacekeeping: Helping countries navigate the difficult path from conflict to peace
From air transport in the Congo to truce observation in the Golan and assistance in the transition to independence in Namibia, the Netherlands has a long history with United Nations peacekeeping.