- International Day of UN Peacekeepers
Secretary-General's remarks at the Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage, Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award and Dag Hammerskjöld Medal Ceremony
Bilingual, as delivered; all-English version at the bottom of the page Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Moments ago, I laid a wreath at the Peacekeepers Memorial to pay homage to the more than 4,200 peacekeepers who…
- Justice and Corrections Institutions
Burkina Faso Corrections Officer deployed to MINUSCA wins first United Nations Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers
New York, Wednesday, 7 June 2022 – The United Nations will bestow the first United Nations Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers to Téné Maïmouna Zoungrana of Burkina Faso at a ceremony at United…
Peacekeeper from Burkina Faso serving in Mali receives 2022 United Nations Woman Police Officer Award
New York, Monday, 29 August 2022 – The United Nations has announced that Chief Warrant Officer Alizeta Kabore Kinda of Burkina Faso will receive the 2022 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year Award on 31 August 2022…
- Service and Sacrifice
United Nations thanks Türkiye for its contribution to peacekeeping
United Nations thanks Türkiye for its contribution to peacekeeping New York, 9 November 2022: Unde r-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix thanked Türkiye for its strong support to United Nations…
- Service and Sacrifice
United Nations thanks Greece for its contribution to peacekeeping
New York, 16 November 2022 - Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, expressed his thanks for Greece’s strong support to United Nations Peacekeeping and for the service and sacrifice of its…
- Service and Sacrifice
United Nations thanks Armenia for its contribution to peacekeeping
New York, 23 November 2022- Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, expressed his thanks for Armenia’s strong support to United Nations Peacekeeping and for the service and sacrifice of its military…
- Service and Sacrifice
United Nations thanks Liberia for its contribution to peacekeeping
New York, 30 November 2022- Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix thanked Liberia for its strong support to United Nations Peacekeeping and for the service and sacrifice of its military and police…
- Service and Sacrifice
United Nations thanks South Africa for its contribution to peacekeeping
New York, 7 December 2022 - Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, thanked South Africa for its strong support to United Nations Peacekeeping and for the service and sacrifice of its military and…
- Women, Peace and Security (WPS)
- Gender
The Elsie Initiative Fund launches new call for proposals to continue investing in women’s meaningful participation in peacekeeping
New York, 30 March 2023 – At an event that brought together more than 350 representatives from Member States, UN organizations, academia and civil society, the Elsie Initiative Fund (EIF) launched a third call for funding…
- Peace Begins with Me
Peace Begins with Me: A Photographic Journey Through 75 Years of United Nations Peacekeeping
New York, 1 May 2023 –United Nations Peacekeeping today launched a special photo exhibition at UN Headquarters in New York to honor the service and sacrifice of uniformed and civilian peacekeepers as it marks its 75th…
- Women, Peace and Security (WPS)
- Gender
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers
Ghanaian peacekeeper selected as United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year 2022
A Ghanaian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) will receive the 2022 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. Captain Cecilia Erzuah, 32, who has served in…
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers
UN Headquarters Observes International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on 25 May
UN Headquarters will observe the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers and mark the 75th anniversary of UN Peacekeeping on Thursday, 25 May. In 1948, the historic decision was made to deploy military observers to…