UNIFIL veterans return to a changed south Lebanon
A returning UNIFIL veteran from The Netherlands photographs a serving Finnish peacekeeper about to set off on a patrol. The ability of veteran UN peacekeepers returning to a UN peacekeeping mission is a strong indication of the increased security and stability of the region they served during hard…
UNMISS calls for enhanced partnership with state authorities in Yei
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has called for continued collaboration between the Yei River area government authorities and the Mission, to meet the citizens’ aspirations for durable peace in the area, and to create an atmosphere needed for building mutual trust, partnership and…
UNAMID supports workshop on Good Governance in Central Darfur
Photo by Mohammed Idriss, UNAMID. More than 50 participants representing local Councils, senior public Servants, the Native Administration and Civil Society attended a UNAMID’s Governance and Community Stabilization Section supported workshop organized on 10 May 2018, in collaboration with the…
Secretary-General's message on International day of United Nations Peacekeepers
On 29 May 2018, MINURSO celebrated the UN peacekeepers Day. On May 29th, 1948, the United Nations Security Council authorized the first United Nations peacekeeping operation – the UN Truce Supervision Organization in the Middle East. On this 70th anniversary, we express our gratitude to the more…
UNIFIL’s fallen soldier remembered on UN Peacekeepers’ Day
Marking the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on 29 May, UNIFIL’s Gender Advisory Unit and the Mission’s Women Focal Point Margrit Hrandian paid tribute to a Ghanaian peacekeeper, Corporal Mercy Adade, who passed away recently, at a brief ceremony in the Mission Headquarters in Naqoura. UNIFIL…
MINUSCA condemns the latest violence in BAMBARI
Depuis le 14 mai, des vagues intermittentes de troubles violents ont coûté la vie à de nombreux Centrafricains dans la ville de Bambari. Malgré les efforts déployés par la Mission multidimensionnelle intégrée des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en République centrafricaine (MINUSCA) pour…
Malakal Remembers Fallen Peacekeepers in Joint Commemoration event in town
Dark clouds lurked over Malakal, announcing the possibility of a heavy downpour, but that did not deter hundreds of residents of South Sudan’s second largest town from thronging the venue for this year’s United Nations Peacekeepers Day celebrations – held in the town for the first time since the…
Kosovo Albanian and Kosovo Serbian Students Agree on Solutions for Global Threats During Model UN
Mitrovica high school students became the United Nations for a day, during the first ever Mitrovica Model United Nations. The event, held on May 12, brought together 22 Kosovo-Albanian and Kosovo-Serb students from the four Northern Kosovo municipalities, including students from South Mitrovica. The…
The Secretary-General --- Remarks at the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Ceremony
The Secretary-General --- Remarks at the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Ceremony United Nations Headquarters New York, 1 June 2018 [As delivered] Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honour to be here today to present the Dag Hammarskjöld medal to the 128 men and women who lost…