Central African Republic: UN chief hails signing of new peace agreement
Following the signing of a peace agreement between the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and 14 non-state armed groups active in the country on Wednesday, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres…
Service and Sacrifice: UN peacekeeping assignment ‘lifetime opportunity’ for Nepalese doctor
For over six decades, Nepalese women and men have served around the world as United Nations peacekeepers. The South Asian nation is currently the fifth largest contributor to UN peacekeeping, with over 5,700 personnel serving…
Mali: UN mourns three Guinean peacekeepers killed, condemns attack 'in strongest terms'
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the UN Security Council condemned on Saturday in the strongest terms the attack against vehicles of the peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA), which took place on…
Secretary-General appoints Major General Zia Ur Rehman of Pakistan
Secretary-General Antonio Guteress United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Major General Zia Ur Rehman of Pakistan as Force Commander of the United Nations Mission for the…
Security Council Press Statement on Western Sahara
Security Council Press Statement on Western Sahara The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President José Singer Weisinger (Dominican Republic): The members of the Security Council expressed…
UNMOGIP Working for Stability of Peace in the Subcontinent since 1949
Major General José Eladio Alcaín the Head of Mission / Chief Military Observer (HOM/CMO) UNMOGIP initiated the ceremonial marking of 70 years of United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan at a ceremony held…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.228 - 25 February 2019
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.228 - 25 February 2019 UNMISS PoC sites Update No.228 - 25 February 2019
Amid growing challenges, Joppa community leaders laud prospects of new peace deal
A need to overcome societal obstacles to unleash the full potential of women was pointed out when female leaders gathered in Joppa, near Juba. Women leaders in Joppa near Juba have added their voices to the many calling for…
Children not soldiers: ‘Abducted at 14 to be a child soldier, we faced hunger, ate leaves’
“I was abducted in 1994 and became a child soldier at age 14. I was young. We walked the bush for six years. We were in the bush fighting till we gained independence in 2011 as South Sudan. Some of my colleagues died in the…