News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

24 April 2020, Pristina - Strong leadership and political unity are needed in Kosovo now more than ever as the battle is waged against the “enormous challenge” posed by COVID-19, the Head of UNMIK said during his Security Council address. Starting his regular briefing by expressing condolences to…

The “exceptional circumstances” of the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted the peace process in Sudan as well as the drawing down of the United Nations mission there, the head of UN peacekeeping updated the Security Council on Friday. Notwithstanding the “dire” situation, Under-Secretary-General for…

by Atul Khare and Jean-Pierre Lacroix United Nations peace operations promote stability and security in some of the world’s most dangerous and fragile places. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, overstretched UN peacekeepers—civilian, military, and police—were a thin blue line helping to protect civilians…

Nurse David Ndungu in Malakal makes the most of his experience of fighting Ebola as he plays his part in preventing COVID-19 in South Sudan. The year is 2014. A younger, somewhat naiver David Ndungu has just landed in Monrovia, Liberia. The boisterous, larger-than-life, enthusiastic nurse had heeded…

COVID 19 is a test of societies, of governments, of communities and of individuals. Now is the time for solidarity and cooperation to tackle the virus, and to mitigate the effects, often unintended, of measures designed to halt the spread of the virus. Respect for human rights across the spectrum…

With newly-acquired skills courtesy a six-month vocational training programme, Malis*, a former child soldier, has started a carpentry workshop in Yambio where he uses his talents to produce necessary items for the local community at affordable rates. Looking at Malis* at work in his workshop in…

Hand washing and social distancing demonstrated in Bor, where many people have a hard time complying with COVID-19 prevention measures. A culturally shaped combination of politeness, sociability and stubbornness is proving a formidable obstacle for the effective implementation of measures to prevent…

Sudan’s efforts to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, are delaying the deployment of fresh United Nations police units in Abyei and the border regions between Sudan and South Sudan, the UN’s peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Tuesday Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General…

UNIFIL’s Indian peacekeepers this week donated 21 varieties of veterinary medicines to the shepherds and farmers of 13 villages in south-eastern Lebanon, following requests from the host communities. The medical handouts include deworming capsules, antibiotics, anti-diarrhea tablets, medicines to…

Bangui, Central African Republic – MINUSCA today handed over a batch of office equipment to the Bangui Juvenile Court – part of a phased refurbishment project aimed at enhancing the functioning of the institution’s day-to-day operations. The handover marks the third phase of the project aimed at…

UNMISS peacekeepers from Ghana recently teamed up with numerous nongovernmental organizations as well as representatives from the local government to raise awareness on COVID-19 preventative measures among communities living in Adok, Muom and Ding-Ding. With confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South…

Since the beginning of the outbreak of COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, UNIFIL leadership put in place all necessary precautionary measures in order to prevent the virus infection among the Mission’s more than 11,000 military and civilian peacekeepers. It was necessary to protect its host communities…