United Nations peacekeeping in South Sudan: A tale of non-uniformed civilians, not least women, as well
Janet Adongo, a United Nations Volunteer and public information officer based in Malakal, is one of many capable civilian women making peacekeeping possible. With the International Day of UN Peacekeepers just around the…
Successful fish farmer in Aweil employs and empowers women despite COVID-19 challenges
A group of women in Aweil is being trained on how to manage a fish farm and hence earn a salary. Valentino Achak Deng, a fish farmer in Aweil in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal, has started a project to empower rural women by giving…
Children in Kosovo shelters helped to continue online learning as domestic violence rates spike
Ensuring children have access to continued learning from domestic violence shelters has been a key challenge during the COVID-19 lockdown – with UNMIK and UN Women ramping up support in response to the 30 per cent spike in…
UNAMID reports 2 COVID-19 cases on its outbound flight to Nairobi
Khartoum , 28 May 2020 - The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) regrets to announce that two passengers aboard its special flight from the Mission’s logistics hub in El Fasher to Nairobi on 27…
Top UN official in Cyprus salutes UNPOL officers ahead of International Peacekeepers Day
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, on 27 May presided over a Medal Presentation ceremony for United Nations Police in Cyprus. Held at the UN Protected…
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Secretary-General's Message for International Day of UN Peacekeepers
Today we honor more than one million men and women who have served as United Nations peacekeepers and the more than 3,900 who have lost their lives in the line of duty. We also express our gratitude to the 95,000 civilian…
From where I stand: “Although the situation is unpredictable, we are still working to maintain peace”
Lieutenant Dr. Arya Khadka is a Nepali peacekeeper serving as a medical officer with the United Nations Mission (MINUSCA) in Bambari, Central African Republic, where prevention efforts are being implemented to deter the COVID…
MINUSCA peacekeeper receives UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award
“It’s very gratifying for me and the Mission to see that our initiatives are bearing fruit,” said Commander Carla Monteiro de Castro Araujo, a Brazilian Naval Officer working with MINUSCA in the Central African Republic (CAR)…
Women peacekeepers honored for their service to the people of South Sudan
Captain Rabina KC from Nepal serves with UNMISS and is the parade leader for this year's International Day of UN Peacekeepers ceremony in Juba. Captain Rabina KC laughs when asked if it is difficult being a woman in uniform.…
On International Peacekeepers Day, UNIFIL salutes women’s participation in peace building and conflict resolution
UNIFIL today observed the International Day of UN Peacekeepers at its headquarters in Naqoura, paying tribute to the contribution of uniformed and civilian personnel and to honour more than 3,900 peacekeepers who have lost…
Peacekeepers exemplify ‘service, sacrifice and selflessness’, in face of pandemic
To honour the more than 3,900 women and men who have lost their lives under the UN flag since 1948, Secretary-General António Guterres laid a wreath at the Peacekeepers’ memorial on Friday, International Day of UN…
Art therapy for child victims of abuse in Kaga Bandoro
By Maria Kabatanya To mark the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression on 4 June, the MINUSCA Pakistan Contingent organized an art therapy session for children at the Polyvalent School in Kaga Bandoro, to…