Grassroots outreach initiative fosters dialogue and empowers citizens to engage with peace processes
Progressing the peace agreement and participating in South Sudan’s first democratic elections was the hot topic among participants at an UNMISS-hosted grassroots event in the Guri South area, a suburb of Juba. Photo by James…
UNMISS joins with spiritual leaders and communities to persuade youth to refrain from violence
UNMISS peacekeepers met Prophet Dak Kueth in Jonglei State to leverage his influence over youth to demobilize and prevent violence in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area. Photo by Mach Samuel/UNMISS. JONGLEI – In a…
Major General Patrick Gauchat Acting Force Commander UNDOF
Major General Patrick Gauchat of Switzerland has been serving as the Head of Mission and Chief of Staff for the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) since October 2021. In this capacity, he oversees UNTSO's…
PR: MONUSCO peacekeepers actively support FARDC and SAMIDRC against M23
Kinshasa, January 24, 2025: The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) continues to provide support to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC)…
Guterres voices alarm over M23 rebel offensive in DR Congo, ‘devastating toll’ on civilians
Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement issued by his Spokesperson noted the Rwandan-backed rebels seizure of Sake, in South Kivu, “which increases the threat” to the regional capital Goma – all of which is…
PR: UN temporarily relocates non-critical staff from Goma (North-Kivu) without interrupting its operations
Kinshasa, January 25, 2025: The United Nations is temporarily relocating non-essential staff from Goma such as administrative staff and others that can continue performing their duties from elsewhere in response to the…
UNIFIL Statement (26 January 2025)
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is very concerned about reports of Lebanese civilians returning to villages where Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are still present and of casualties due to Israeli fire. At…
Joint Statement of United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Lt. Gen. Aroldo Lázaro (26 January 2025)
Much has changed in Lebanon since the Cessation of Hostilities Understanding came into force in the early hours of 27 November 2024. Violence has dramatically decreased. In many areas of southern Lebanon, hundreds of…
DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack
Intensifying hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo involving the non-state armed group M23 have caused further mass displacement in the mineral-rich region, with fears that the regional capital Goma could…
What’s UNDOF? Why UN peacekeepers patrol the Israel-Syria border
By Eileen Travers More than 1,100 UN peacekeepers are currently deployed in the Golan, a demilitarised zone along the Israel-Syria border at what is a tense and dangerous time in the history of the region. But, why are the…
UN officials call for ceasefire compliance after 15 people killed in Lebanon
Top UN officials in Lebanon are calling for compliance with the ongoing ceasefire after reports that Israeli forces killed 15 people, including a Lebanese soldier, along the buffer zone with Israel, which Israel was due to…
UNMISS patrol to remote rural communities helps deter conflict in Kapoeta East County
Fighting between the Toposa of Eastern Equatoria and Murle from Greater Pibor Administrative Area forced 430 women and children to flee their homes in Murkomot village. Photo by Okello James/UNMISS. EASTERN EQUATORIA -…