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Kirti Kler from India is one of the dedicated UN Volunteers serving for peace with UNMISS at the mission's field office in Lakes state, South Sudan. 27-year-old Kirti Kler has travelled a long way from India to serve for peace in the world’s largest United Nations Peacekeeping mission, UNMISS…

29-year-old Captain Settawit Chansuk from the Royal Thai Army is currently deployed to UNMISS and part of the mission's engineering troops. After six years as a Combat Engineer Company Commander in the Royal Thai Army, 29-year-old Captain Settawit Chansuk, a civil engineer by education, is currently…

The UN Security Council met behind closed doors on Wednesday to discuss the derailing of Mali’s transitional government following the apparent forced departure of both the President and Prime Minister on Tuesday, by the leader of last August’s military coup. According to news reports, the detention…

the UNSG Antonio Guterres The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers honors the more than one million women and men who have served on the frontlines of conflict and the more than 4,000 who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Their service and sacrifices will never be forgotten. I…

19-year-old Faiza Aquila is one of the 60 beneficiaries of an UNMISS-funded livelihood programme in conflict-ridden Rimenze, Western Equatoria. Faiza believes that the four-month training has given her hope for a better future. Photo by Denis Louro/UNMISS. Dancing and ululating to traditional hymns…

Captain Jinha Kim, a 28-year-old UNMISS peacekeeper from the Republic of Korea, was a combat pilot in his home country and says that serving for peace in South Sudan is his biggest learning experience yet. Photo by Nektarios Markogiannis/UNMISS. 28-year-old Jinha Kim from South Korea has learned a…

Sergeant Josephine Dei Kotei, serving as a corrections officer in Malakal, with her newly-awarded medal proudly in place. Photos: Janet Adongo/UNMISS Some say life begins at thirty. At that age, most folks are settling into their careers, starting families, or adding to their educations, with many…

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- WRITTEN MESSAGE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS 29 May 2021 The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers honors the more than one million women and men who have served on the frontlines of conflict and the more than 4,000 who have lost their…

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers honors the more than one million women and men who have served on the frontlines of conflict and the more than 4,000 who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Their service and sacrifices will never be forgotten. I express my deep gratitude…

To overcome the hardships Cypriots are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted people at all levels and took a hard toll on the island’s economy, the population is looking for hope and inspiration for a vision of a better future. To assist in this vision, UNFICYP decided to focus on…

The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the Central African Republic (CAR), Denise Brown, paid a visit to the Data Processing Centre in Bangui on 26 May 2021, to assess progress on the processing of election results from the second round of legislative polls held on 23 May…

Lava from the Mount Nyiragongo volcano flows towards the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo MONUSCO The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that hundreds of children and families in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Goma district are at risk following…