Report on the recruitment and use of children in armed groups in the DRC (2014-2017)
The report, “Our Strength Is In Our Youth: Child Recruitment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2014-2017”, is the product of staff of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission to the Democratic Republic of…
Teachers in Bentiu get skilled in conflict resolution and management
A teacher asks a question during the training in Bentiu. “I have been teaching for three years. Many of my colleagues abandoned their profession and ran to organizations and companies with better pay. My main objective is to…
Concerned about their representation, Wau women seek strength in unity
Women leaders in South Sudan’s Wau area have been urged to unite and be peace ambassadors as the country prepares for the formation of a transitional government in November. The appeal was made during the opening of a three…
UN chief condemns deadly Burkina Faso mosque attack
UN chief António Guterres has strongly condemned Friday’s attack on a mosque in northern Burkina Faso, in a statement released on Saturday. According to media reports, at least 15 people were killed, and four injured in the…
Support 'winds of change' in DR Congo to consolidate positive developments, urges UN mission chief
Recent positive trends could help transform the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into a stable country, the head of the UN operation there told the Security Council on Wednesday. Leila Zerrougui listed some of these…
Some progress made towards security in Mali, but still a long way to go, Security Council hears
Some progress has been made towards restoring peace and stability in Mali as outlined in a fragile 2015 peace deal, yet sustainable peace developments are not happening fast enough, the Security Council heard on Tuesday…
UN chief urges scaled up response for peace, across troubled Sahel’s region
Humanitarian and development responses for Mali and Africa’s wider Sahel region “are falling short”, and support must be scaled up to ensure a hopeful future for its people, the Secretary-General told world leaders at a…
Serbian specialists train LAF on first aid techniques in hostile environments
UNIFIL Photo / WO3 Salvatore Rizza UNIFIL’s Serbian instructors specialized in first aid techniques have long been training Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel, with the focus assisting those wounded in military operations…
Concerned over Haiti’s political crisis, Guterres promises ‘continuous commitment’
In the light of on-going instability across Haiti and this week’s transition away from fully-fledged peacekeeping operations, the UN chief on Thursday promised “the continuous commitment” of the Organization “to support the…
Ongoing insecurity in Darfur, despite ‘remarkable developments’ in Sudan: UN peacekeeping chief
Despite major political developments at a national level, which have led to the establishment of a civilian-led government, the security situation in the Darfur region of Sudan remains unstable, UN peace chief Jean-Pierre…