Communities of Iloli and Loguruny Embrace Peace and Reconciliation through Ritual Practice
Hundreds of community members of Iloli and Loguruny gathered under a tree in Ileu to witness a symbolic act of reconciliation between the landlords of their communities. The landlords of Iloli, Loguruny, and Ileu sat in the…
UN Kosovo Trust Building Forum: Understanding Trust-building and Crossing the Boundaries of Distrust
Global examples of how to build trust, including from the Middle East and South America, were discussed in context of furthering Kosovo’s own pathway to the future during the United Nations Kosovo Trust-Building Forum. The…
‘They are always in our hearts’ says Guterres, leading remembrance of UN peacekeepers who made the ultimate sacrifice
Commemorating the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers at the Organization’s headquarters, in New York, Secretary-General António Guterres paid tribute to the service and sacrifice made by UN “blue helmets” for…
UNAMID hosts peaceful coexistence workshop in East Darfur
Photo by Adam Abdelwahab, UNAMID. On 29 May 2018, UNAMID’s Governance and Community Stabilization Section in collaboration with Bahr el Arab Locality, East Darfur, conducted a one-day community sensitization workshop at Abu…
UNMISS strongly condemns attack on peacekeepers in South Sudan’s Unity region
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) strongly condemns an armed attack that directly targeted its peacekeepers in the country’s Unity region, on the morning of 4 June 2018. A convoy consisting of peacekeepers…
World Environment Day : Secretary-General's Message
A healthy planet is essential for a prosperous and peaceful future.We all have a role to play in protecting our only home, but it can be difficult to know what to do or where to start.That’s why this World Environment Day has…
UNIFIL strives to ‘beat plastic pollution’
A garbage facility near Tyre where a UNIFIL contractor sorts and separates UNIFIL waste. From solar farms and sewage treatment plants in its headquarters in Naqoura to the building of a greenhouse out of recycled plastic…
UNFICYP commemorates World Environment Day
5 June is annually celebrated as World Environment Day; the UN Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) held a Town Hall meeting to mark the occasion at its headquarters in Nicosia, Cyprus, while the Mission’s military and police…
Managing our environmental impact on the field : Gao
"MINUSMA is implementing the four R’s of the waste policy of DPKO/DFS: reduce, reuse, recover and recycle." The objective of the environmental policy for UN peacekeeping missions is reduce their impact on environment. The…
Peacekeepers’ Day in Bor: “The United Nations has made the world a better place”
“The war that started in 2013 left my house in ruins, my father has been killed and my education was interrupted, but now I am back at school after the United Nations and the international community tried to restore peace in…
HOM/COS MG Kristin Lund’s speech on peace Keepers day 29th of March 2018 at Government House, Jerusalem
You’re Excellences, Admirals, Generals, Distinguished guests, Fellow Peacekeepers, Colleges, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for taking time to attend the commemoration of this very significant occasion. To day is dedicated…
South Sudanese Government and UNMISS Inaugurate the Prisons Development Committee at NPSSS Headquarters in Juba
The United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Moustapha Soumaré, and the Deputy Minister of Interior, Hon. Riaw Gatlir Gai, today inaugurated the Prisons Development Committee (PDC) at a…