Sector East HQs host French and Finnish troops in joint exercise
UN Photo/Lieutenant Léa Fournel - UNIFIL Force Commander's Reserve UNIFIL Sector East peacekeepers, led by the Kingdom of Spain, last week hosted counterparts from France and Finland in their area of responsibility in south…
UNAMID hands over Kutum Team Site to Government of North Darfur State
03 February; UNAMID’s Team Site in Kutum Locality, North Darfur was officially handed over to the North Darfur State Government (NDSG). The handover is part of the Mission’s drawdown plan in line with the UN Security Council…
Peacekeepers step up support to host communities’ fight against COVID-19
UNIFIL Italian Contingent donated three innovative laryngoscopy video systems to the public hospitals of Bint Jbeil and Tibnin and to the municipality of Tyre. (UN Photo/Sergeant Marina Dore) With a rise in the number of…
UNIFIL peacekeepers step up support to host communities’ fight against COVID-19
UNIFIL Italian Contingent donated three innovative laryngoscopy video systems to the public hospitals of Bint Jbeil and Tibnin and to the municipality of Tyre. (UN Photo/Sergeant Marina Dore) With a rise in the number of…
“Unresolved issues” in peace process could jeopardize elections in South Sudan
Proactive and agile responses by UNMISS peacekeepers to a recent upsurge in sub-national violence and the need to pick up pace in implementing the 2018 Peace Agreement were key issues addressed by David Shearer, the Secretary…
Mali: Around 20 UN peacekeepers injured in major attack on MINUSMA base
Some 20 UN peacekeepers serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were injured on Wednesday, after their temporary base came under attack in the restive central region of the country. In a statement, MINUSMA…
Border post buzzing again as cattle herders in South Sudan and Sudan agree on rules for seasonal cattle migration
Cattle herders from South Sudan and Sudan celebrate the signing of an agreement to make the cattle migration season as peaceful as possible. Early every year, the nomadic people of Misseriya in Sudan and their herds of cattle…
UNMISS and partners visit Bor, Panyagor to discuss sustainable solutions to floods
A high-level delegation led by UNMISS Deputy Special Representative-Humanitarian, Alain Noudehou, during a recent visit to flood-affected Bor and Panyagor, Jonglei state. “We are here because we want to see the situation on…
Month-long campaign to end sexual exploitation and abuse
For nearly a month, the MINUSCA Conduct and Discipline (CDT) team has crisscrossed several neighborhoods of Bangui – meeting with university and high schools students, a musicians’ group, human rights, civil society, youth…
UNMISS patrol follows up on situation of people displaced by fighting in Eastern Equatorian villages
Sometimes, vehicles will only take you so far. UNMISS peacekeepers patrolling a conflict-prone area in Eastern Equatoria State. Patrolling peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have confirmed…
UN Security Council Press Statement on the Attack against United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on 10 February 2021
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack perpetrated on 10 February 2021 against MINUSMA near Douentza, which resulted in one peacekeeper from Togo killed and twenty-seven peacekeepers…
UNMISS Force Commander visits Gumuruk to assess current security situation
Indian peacekeepers from UNMISS have set up a temporary base in Gumuruk in the Jonglei region of South Sudan to reduce intercommunal tensions and build confidence among local communities here. Force Commander Shailesh…