Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Senegalese Police units proceed with rotations within MONUSCO
135 elements of the Senegalese gendarmerie, including 38 women, constituting SENFPU 14, arriving in the DRC to take over from their colleagues at the end of their mission. Photo MONUSCO/Marylène Seguy After 17 months in…
Small project, major impact: UNMISS constructs first-ever police station in Terekeka
On 5 September 2020, UNMISS handed over a brand-new police station to local police authorities in Terekeka, Central Equatoria. The police station was built under the mission's Quick Impact Projects programme. In Terekeka…
UNIFIL MTF rescues boat with 37 people onboard
“This morning, a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force (MTF) ship located at sea outside Lebanese territorial waters a boat with 37 people inside. Unfortunately, one of them had already passed…
ITURI: MONUSCO intervenes to address starvation concerns at Bunia Central Prison
ITURI: MONUSCO intervenes to address starvation concerns at Bunia Central Prison Between mid-August and September 10, 2020, seven detainees were reported starving to death at Bunia central prison, in the Ituri province…
UNIFIL peacekeepers have tested positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus
Ninety UNIFIL peacekeepers have tested positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus. The peacekeepers who have tested positive, 88 of them from the same contingent and two from another troop contributing country are in complete…
UNMIK YOUTH ADVISOR AND KOSOVO YOUNG PEACEBUILDERS BRIEF SECURITY COUNCIL
UNMIK was one of the three UN missions presenting their best practices at the United Nations Security Council Arria formula* meeting on "Implementation of the Youth, Peace, and Security agenda by UN Peace Operations" held on…
Central African internal security forces boosted by over 1,000 new recruits
Security Sector Reform (SSR) – a prerequisite for stabilizing the whole of the Central African Republic (CAR) – has been boosted by the recruitment of over 1,000 new officers to the country’s Internal Security Forces. 800…
BENI : Local communities have received means and equipment for their socio-economic recovery
BENI : Local communities have received means and equipment for their socio-economic recovery. Photo MONUSCO/Sy Koumbo S. Gali “We received carpentry training in Mavivi as well as tools such as saws and planers which have been…
UNIFIL naval peacekeepers rescue 37 stranded at sea
This morning, a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force (MTF) ship located at sea outside Lebanese territorial waters a boat with 37 people inside. Unfortunately, one of them had already passed…
UNIFIL peacekeepers test positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus
Ninety UNIFIL peacekeepers have tested positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus. The peacekeepers who have tested positive, 88 of them from the same contingent and two from another troop contributing country are in complete…
UN Security Council to discuss latest Secretary-General's report on South Sudan today
The latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in South Sudan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is now available. NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report by UN…
Fresh momentum needed to kickstart slow-down in peace process in South Sudan
Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer, calls for increased momentum in South Sudan's ongoing peace process and timely elections in today's briefing to the Security Council. Fresh momentum must be…