This year, the International Day of UN Peacekeepers was celebrated under the theme “Investing in Peace.” This year’s edition calls for measures to ensure that civilian and military peacekeeping personnel have the resources needed to fulfill their essential mandates.
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James Swan pays tribute to fallen peacekeepers: “Their sacrifice will never be forgotten”
On the occasion of the celebration of the International Day dedicated to them this Friday, May 29, in Kinshasa, the head of MONUSCO paid tribute to “ the peacekeepers who lost their lives in the service of others. ” For James…
Joint statement of the international community on the political situation in Somalia
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Joint statement of the international community on the political situation in Somalia
Joint statement of the international community on the political situation in Somalia
Joint statement of the international community on the political situation in Somalia
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Joint statement of the international community on the political situation in Somalia
Joint statement of the international community on the political situation in Somalia
International Day of UN Peacekeepers – 29 May 2026 Remarks by Valentine Rugwabiza, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic
Your Excellency Mr. Prime Minister, Head of Government, and guest of honor; Madam President of the Republic’s institutions; Ministers; Your Excellencies, Ambassadors and Heads of Diplomatic and Consular Missions; Chief of…
Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General And Head of the UN Verification Mission In Colombia, Miroslav Jenča, on Election Day, 31 May 2026
Bogota, 1st June 2026. I congratulate the people of Colombia for their inclusive and peaceful participation in the presidential elections on
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Drone strike in Romania underscores growing risk of spillover of the war in Ukraine, Security Council hears
Director, Europe and Central Asia Division, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, Kayoko Gotoh’s remarks to the Security Council on Threats to International Peace and Security New York, 1…
Zambian peacekeepers with the Minusca operation established in 2014 to protect civilians near Birao, in Central African Republic. Photo: Amaury Falt-Brown/AFP/Getty
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UN Peacekeeping Chief: Peace fails if it is not defended, but peacekeepers cannot do it alone
Cuts in international support threaten the work of the women and men bringing hope to some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. In an opinion piece originally published in The Guardian , United Nations Under-Secretary…
Statement of Mr. Michael Tarallo, Officer-in-Charge of UNTSO Commemoration of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers and UNTSO 78th Anniversary Memorial Garden UNTSO Government House, Jerusalem, 29 May 2026
Dear UNTSO and UNSCO colleagues and friends, Today, we gather in UNTSO Memorial Garden to commemorate two honorable events: The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers – a day rooted in service and sacrifice and The…
The workshop, which took place in Tripoli from 19 to 20 May, gathered a group of women representing various sectors and components of Libyan society, to discuss the role of women in sustaining the ceasefire and promoting community peace.
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- Advancing women, peace and security
- Unified security institutions and implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement
Libyan women push for inclusion in conflict and community violence reduction efforts
TRIPOLI—Giving women a greater role in conflict prevention and community violence reduction initiatives increases effectiveness, said a group of more than 25 women who attended a recent workshop organised by the United…
UNIFIL peacekeeper outpost at the Blue Line in Lebanon, symbolizing peacekeeping efforts amid regional tensions. Photo: Pasqual Gorriz/UNIFIL
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UN mission reports rising tensions along the Blue Line in Lebanon
Monday’s hastily convened meeting of the UN Security Council at the request of France in response to escalating violence in Lebanon between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants has underlined deepening international concern…
UNMISS patrol responds to dire humanitarian situation in Ezo County
WESTERN EQUATORIA – “How did you manage to reach here?!” Bibiana Dimitri was one of many astounded community members who gathered to welcomed peacekeepers from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on their…
The Walikale territory in North Kivu Province is still plagued by the activities of armed groups that have children among their ranks.
North Kivu: over one hundred children released from armed groups with MONUSCO support
One hundred and twenty-two children, including thirty-six girls, were separated from armed groups operating in the Walikale territory between 14 and 18 May 2026 and subsequently taken into the care of child protection…