Commitments to peace and progress need backing of all communities and individuals in Kosovo, SRSG Tanin tells Security Council
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe New York, 14 Nov 2018 - The need to ensure people throughout Kosovo society are fully engaged in building lasting peace was underscored by the head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission…
New Peace Centre opened in Bor, South Sudan
UNMISS and local officials pause for a group photo at the opening of the Dr. John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology Peace Centre in Bor. The Dr. John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology in…
UNAMID hands over vehicles, containers and furniture to the Sudanese Police Force
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. As part of UNAMID’s continued efforts to improve the capacity of the local police and law enforcement institutions in Darfur, the Mission on 13 November 2018 handed over 39 vehicles, 123…
UN chief condemns killing of ‘blue helmets’ in DR Congo, as violence erupts prior to elections
United Nations Secretary-General António Gutteres condemned the killing of seven peacekeepers on Wednesday serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is also confronting a lethal Ebola outbreak. His…
Sahel States need international support ‘now more than ever’– UN peacekeeping chief
Africa’s crisis-torn Sahel region needs support from the international community “now more than ever,” the head of United Nations peacekeeping operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, told the Security Council on Thursday. In a…
FARDC and MONUSCO launch joint operations against ADF
Kinshasa, 15 November 2018 - In response to regular attacks on the civilian population in the Beni area, the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the killing of peacekeepers in the DRC
The Secretary-General condemns the killing of six Malawian and one Tanzanian peacekeepers of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in Beni territory, North…
Jonglei pastoralist: “These peacekeepers saved my cows”
Imagine living in a landlocked country, yet susceptible to succumbing to a calamitous, ocean-longing-inducing disease called East Coast fever. Such is the ironic fate of many an African cow, not least in South Sudan’s Greater…
South Sudan’s women caught up in ‘futile man’s war’ UN gender equality chief
The women of South Sudan are leading calls for political and militia leaders to honour the recent revitalized peace agreement, and end what they regard as a “futile man’s war”, the head of the UN gender equality agency, UN…
Prison life in Cueibet: This, too, shall pass
Ralph* is a 28-year-old student and police officer in the Gok area of the Greater Lakes region. But there is something wrong in this seemingly promising picture of a gainfully employed young man making progress in life. About…
MINUSCA PEACEKEEPER KILLED IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
A peacekeeper from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) died from his injuries following an attack by presumed Siriri armed group elements in Gbambia…
Central African Republic: Guterres says UN mission committed to protecting civilians, helping stabilize country, as violence flares
Amid a recent uptick in violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday said he stood in solidarity with the crisis torn country and warned that attacks against…