UNMISS and partners aim to de-militarize civilian facilities; improve conditions for returns in Upper Nile
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and partners are working with military commanders and government officials to create a safe and secure environment for displaced people to return home, including by…
UNMISS hands over newly renovated police station to Aweil authorities
The government of Aweil has received a newly renovated police station to improve the enforcement of rule of law in this part of South Sudan. While receiving the keys of the Station from the United Nations Mission in South…
UNMISS peacekeepers donate school materials and renovate primary school in Bor
Peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have renovated a primary school in Bor. The engineers have rebuilt classrooms to accommodate up to 900 pupils, repaired roofs and broken tiles and given…
Juba forum explores ways to advance the status of women in South Sudan
A two-day national advocacy forum on women, peace and security has concluded in Juba, with discussions having focused on ways to influence and achieve women’s effective participation in governance and the country’s peace…
Iftar onboard UNIFIL ship “Sultan Hasanuddin”
UNIFIL’s Captain of the Indonesian corvette praying with his crew after Iftar. During the Holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims abstain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset, UNIFIL's Muslim peacekeepers are…
UN honours peacekeepers who ‘paid the ultimate price’, for the sake of others
Ever since the UN deployed the first of its 72 peacekeeping missions back in 1948, more than 3,800 peacekeepers have lost their lives, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, at a wreath laying ceremony in honour…
Sri Lankan peacekeepers share time, meals and other gifts with patients at Bor hospital
When you are hospitalized, your immediate concern is to get prompt and adequate care to recover as quickly as possible. It can be a dull experience, at the best of times, but bed-ridden patients at the main hospital in Bor…
UNAMID hands over solar wind-up radio sets to vulnerable local groups in Central Darfur
Photo by Hamid Abdulsalam, UNAMID. Zalingei: UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information Section (CPIS) handed over solar wind-up radio sets to members of the Union of Visually Impaired People and Internally Displaced…
Friday’s Daily Brief: Honouring fallen peacekeepers, action against gender-based violence; LGBT rights in Kenya, Rohingya water crisis
Friday's main stories include: Honouring UN peacekeepers; landmark conference to combat sexual and gender-based violence in crises; Kenya upholds LGBT ban; UNICEF’s plea for Afghani children; Brazil’s bid to compensate…
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers
UN Secretary-General remarks at wreath laying ceremony Peacekeepers Day 2019
I am honoured to join you today to remember the brave women and men who have lost their lives while serving in UN Peacekeeping. More than 3,800 military, police and civilian peacekeepers have lost their lives since the United…
UN peacekeepers prepare the next generation of construction workers in Malakal
Rebuilding the war-torn city of Malakal, a ghost town during much of the armed conflict, has proved to be a challenge, with both adequate materials and local know-how lacking. Over the past couple of months, UN peacekeepers…
ASG JENČA AND SRSG TANIN MET WITH KOSOVO POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas, Mr. Miroslav Jenča, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo, Mr. Zahir Tanin, held separate meetings with…