News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

New York, 20 December 2022 – The Elsie Initiative Fund for Women in Peace Operations (EIF) announced today that the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) will receive a USD 1.49 million grant to create an enabling and inclusive environment for women…

Kinshasa, 20 December 2022: The Special Representative of the UNSG and Head of MONUSCO, Bintou Keita, welcomes the adoption of two resolutions by the SC this Tuesday.

One-hundred and ten members of the 3rd Egyptian Combat Convoy Company were awarded the United Nations medal on 20 December 2022, as a tangible recognition of the peacekeepers’ efforts and achievements. The Egyptian company, based in Mopti, Mali, has participated in many missions since its deployment…

In Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria, community leaders and county officials have participated in an UNMISS-facilitated forum that aimed at providing them greater clarity on conflict management principles as well as upholding the rule of law. Photo by Moses Yakudu/UNMISS EASTERN EQUATORIA – Residents of…

On Wednesday 21 December 2022, MINURSO held a military parade in honor of the newly arrived Acting Force Commander, Major General Chowdhury Md Main Ullah of Bangladesh, who arrived in Laayoune on 20th December 2022. On behalf of SRSG Ivanko, Ms. Veneranda Mukandoli-Jefferson, Chief of Mission…

Juba, 21 December 2022: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is deeply concerned about reported mobilisation of armed Nuer youth in the Greater Jonglei area. Such mobilisations have the potential to trigger violent attacks that can gravely impact the civilian population. Any such…

UN Volunteers (UNV) program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo now has more than 500 volunteers, including 300 working for MONUSCO and others for Funds and Programs of the Agencies of the UN system. The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of…

An upsurge of violence over the past months in Upper Nile, South Sudan, has resulted in some 20,000 newly displaced people temporarily settling outside the UNMISS base in Kodok. The UN Peacekeeping mission and government partners visited the conflict-affected yesterday. Photo by Nyang Touch/UNMISS…

Internally displaced persons and representatives from six neighbouring communities in Juba recently gathered to discuss how to better keep civilians safe and relations harmonious. Photos: James Sokiri/UNMISS Peace and social-cohesion activities organized and funded by the United Nations Mission in…

On 21 December, at a somber ceremony at Rafik Hariri International Airport , UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lázaro and representatives of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) honoured and bade farewell to Second Warrant Officer John Nartey Angmor, a Ghanaian peacekeeper…

The holiday season is upon us, and displaced people sheltering at the UNMISS temporary base in Tambura believe it is time to be joyous and grateful that they are alive despite celebrating their second Christmas away from home as they continue to be fearful despite relative peace. Photo by Denis…

Residents of Kpatanayo village, having returned home from displacement, waiting for the inauguration ceremony of an UNMISS-funded healthcare centre. Photos: Denis Louro/UNMISS WESTERN EQUATORIA - “I was displaced from my village last year due to conflict. I lost four children, other relatives, and…