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Serving under the Blue Helmet and wearing the Pakistani flag in a UN peacekeeping mission is an honour for me On 8 March, International Women’s Day, Major Samia Rehman from Pakistan shares her 8 favourite things about working as a UN peacekeeper. She serves as an operational planning officer with…

One year after the signing of a peace deal in the Central African Republic (CAR), State authority is being extended throughout the country, violence against civilians has decreased, and an inclusive Government remains in place, the UN Security Council heard on Thursday. Ambassadors were briefed by…

The sentencing of 28 militia members on Friday in the Central African Republic (CAR) for an array of violent crimes, including the murder of civilians as well as 10 UN peacekeepers, has been hailed as a major step forward in the fight against impunity there. The UN Mission in CAR ( MINUSCA) welcomed…

On 8 March 2020, more than 70 language students from all ages and across Cyprus came together in Kyrenia to attend the second language cafe and cultural club supported by UNFICYP Civil Affairs. The objective of these events is to provide Greek and Turkish language students as well as their teachers…

The Government of Sudan and the UN sign a Framework of Cooperation to prevent and respond to conflict- related sexual violence

Women's football is becoming quite a thing in Aweil and surrounding areas. “If you made a mistake like I did by getting married at an early age, please don’t give up. “Please, go back to school or come back to your football team and you will succeed one day,” says 21-year-old Arek Noon, a mother of…

On 12 March 2020, Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, met Mr. Toni Petrovski, Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Embassy of North Macedonia, at UNMIK Headquarters. They exchanged views on political developments in Kosovo and the Western Balkans region.

Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Zahir Tanin delivered opening remarks at a Strategic Prioritisation Retreat organised by the United Nations Kosovo Team on 11 March in Pristina. Prime Minister Albin Kurti delivered the keynote address. Through this event, the United…

Civil Affairs continues to support trust-building between the communities through informal education in the Greater Famagusta region. ‘Famagusta Students Together’, a new project that aims to bring together high school students through collaborative activities, was launched on 29 February with the…

Hope for peace revived after the agreement reached with armed group in Ituri On February 28, following the tough MONUSCO-facilitated negotiations, DRC Government and the former armed group Force known as ‘’Resistance Patriotique de l’Ituri (FRPI)’’ have signed a peace deal ending decades of armed…

UNMISS mandate to protect civilians and build durable peace renewed until March 2021 The United Nations Security Council has renewed the mandate requiring peacekeepers serving in South Sudan to protect civilians and build durable peace in the war-damaged country until at least 15 March 2021. In a…

Women in Pariang were fascinated by an UNMISS photo exhibition as part of celebrations of International Women's Day. After years of very limited political participation, women in Pariang are looking forward to receiving their 35 per cent representation in all decision-making bodies stipulated in the…