News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, visited the municipality of Dragash/Dragaš on 19 September, where she met with the Mayor, Mr. Bexhet Xheladini. They discussed inter-community confidence building and dialogue initiatives in the…

A team of UN peacekeepers and humanitarian actors on an assessment visit to severely flood-affected Mvolo County, Western Equatoria State. Photos: Denis Louro Oliver/UNMISS WESTERN EQUATORIA- Circling above Mvolo County in the early morning light, those on board the United Nations’ helicopter can’t…

Each year, on 21 September, the world marks the International Day of Peace, a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire. On this occasion UNIFIL’s Radio programme “Salam from the South” asked people around south Lebanon what they think…

UNMISS Force Commander Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian got his fair share of both mud and praise on his visit to Unity State and the Ruweng Administrative Area. Photos: Roseline Nzelle Nkwelle/UNMISS UNITY/RUWENG- It was an intensive three-days visit for the newly appointed Force Commander of…

Peace is a noble and necessary pursuit, and the only practical pathway to a better, fairer world for all people. Yet in too many places, in too many contexts, we are failing the cause of peace. The theme of this year’s International Day of Peace — “End Racism. Build Peace.” — reminds us of the many…

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) held on 21 September 2022 a ceremony to commemorate the International Day of Peace at its headquarters in Naqoura, South Lebanon. Peacekeepers representing the current 48 troop-contributing countries in UNIFIL were joined at the event by…

The children recovered by CPS/MONUSCO are made available to UNICEF for their care, reunification and reintegration into the community. / Photos MONUSCO The Mission’s Child Protection Section (CPS) in the DRC announced on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, in Bunia, Ituri, it had facilitated the withdrawal…

Chief Warrant Officer Jeanne d'Arc KOHOU is a regular at UN peace operations. Her first mission was to Haiti, from 2011 to 2013, where she oversaw gender issues in a police station within the capital, Port-au-Prince. Her dynamism in the care of victims of gender-based violence (GBV) and the follow…

Për shqip kliko këtu: Za srpski kliknite ovde: 21 September 2022 - On the occasion of the International Day of Peace, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh commends trust-building champions across Kosovo communities who stand tall and together to…

Poupla Paul YOUL is an intelligence executive at the Research and Information Processing Center of the National Gendarmerie of Burkina Faso (CRTI/GN). The purpose of his mission was to collect general information, to exploit it and propose new actions to his chain of command. Now with MINUSMA since…

“Honest to God, no one is helping us. If you work – you will get by, if you do not work, you won’t”, said a resident of Roma Mahala. “They appreciate us Roma only on Roma Day or when there are elections – for two or three days. After these two or three days, we don’t matter anymore,” he added in a…

MINURSO celebrates the International Day of Peace On 21 September, MINURSO celebrated the International Day of Peace under this year theme: “End Racism, Build Peace”. The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by Resolution 36/67 of the United Nations General Assembly in aim to raise…