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With the world now facing the highest number of violent conflicts since 1945, Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged countries to step up support for UN peacekeeping operations across the globe, and the thousands who serve within them. Mr. Guterres made the appeal in remarks to the…

Bamako, 7 December 2021 - A MINUSMA Peacekeeper succumbed to his injuries on Monday 6 December in Dakar, Senegal. The soldier has been seriously injured on 22 November when the vehicle in which he was travelling from Tessalit to Kidal hit an Improvised Explosive Device about 11km from the MINUSMA…

The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, visited the buffer zone this morning as part of his familiarization with the area. He was accompanied by the Mission's Force Commander, Major General Ingrid Gjerde, UNPOL' Senior Police Advisor, Assistant…

The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative and Head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, held a press conference in South Sudan's capital, Juba, today, and called for increased energy and collective political will for a durable, sustained peace to prevail in the world's youngest nation. Photo by Isaac…

Across South Sudan, UN Volunteers serving with UNMISS teamed up with Red Cross South Sudan to plant fruit trees. The objective: To contribute to preserving the environment and increase food security. Photo by Emmanuel Kele/UNMISS. AWEIL - December 5 is annually commemorated as International Day of…

The Secretary-General strongly condemns today’s attack against a logistics convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in the region of Bandiagara, in central Mali, during which seven Togolese peacekeepers lost their lives and three were seriously…

Bamako, 8 December 2021 - This morning, a MINUSMA logistics convoy hit an Improvised Explosive Device between Douentza and Sévaré on the Nationale Road 16, in Bandiagara region. Seven peacekeepers were killed, and three others seriously injured. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General…

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed outrage over an attack on a convoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in which one of its vehicles was hit, wounding three staff members Unidentified attackers opened fire on the convoy which was being escorted by ‘blue helmets’ from…

UNMISS, through its Human Rights Division, delivered a two-day training to newly appointed human rights defenders in Jonglei, South Sudan. Photo by Mach Samuel/UNMISS JONGLEI – As part of its ongoing push for durable peace across the world’s youngest nation, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan…

On behalf of Mr. Nicholas Haysom, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, it is my pleasure to brief the last R-JMEC plenary of 2021. As the year ends, the optimism generated by the establishment of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly in August and assurances…

A three-day workshop facilitated by UNMISS trained 25 South Sudanese female police and prisons officers on leadership and gender equality. Photo by James Sokiri/UNMISS. JUBA-“We have to reframe the narrative prevalent in most societies across the world that views female professionals as mere…

Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with UNMISS in Wau held a free medical camp for patients residing at the Agok Leprosy Centre as part of the mission's activities in the lead up to Human Rights Day on December 10. WAU – As the world marks 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, Tafazula…