PRESS RELEASE: Sharp rise in civilian deaths recorded in UNMISS report underscores urgent need for accountability in South Sudan
JUBA - Despite a modest decline in the number of documented incidents, civilian casualties remained high in the first quarter of 2026, with killings and sexual violence rising significantly amid ongoing armed conflict…
Technical Committee on Youth Concludes Visit to Brussels
The Technical Committee on Youth concluded a two-day visit to Brussels from 10 to 11 June, held under the auspices of the United Nations and the Personal Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Cyprus, Ms. María…
Technical Committee on Humanitarian Matters Meets with Persons with Disabilities
The Technical Committee on Humanitarian Matters met on 25 June 2026 at the Ledra Palace Hotel with persons with disabilities from both communities. The meeting provided an opportunity for participants to share firsthand…
The Special Political Mission in Cyprus (GOM-Cyprus) is featured in new UN compilation of Special Political Missions
The Mission of the Secretary-General’s Good Offices in Cyprus — GOM-Cyprus — is included in the recently published United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs’ publication, United Nations Special…
UNMISS, partners launch Hear Us, Act Now campaign in Bor with clarion call to end violence
JONGLEI – Residents of Bor town in Jonglei State gathered at Bor Freedom Square for the launch of the United Nations global campaign, "Hear Us, Act Now" for a Peaceful World—a call for all stakeholders to build peace by…
UNSOS leverages technology to enhance resource efficiency in Somalia
Mogadishu, 30 June 2026 – The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) has concluded an intensive nine-day technical capacity-building workshop on Field Remote Infrastructure Monitoring (FRIM), to optimise resource…
Brig. Gen. Marwa Saoud of the Lebanese Armed Forces
UNSCOL
- Women, Peace and Security (WPS)
Honor, Sacrifice and Commitment: Women Carve Out a Place in Lebanon’s Military and Security Forces
When Brig. Gen. Marwa Saoud first joined the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), she did not expect to one day have an emblem of a star and two swords on her shoulders, signifying a military grade that has traditionally been…
Civil society, faith-based groups and parliamentarians push for expanded civic space
CENTRAL EQUATORIA – Over two days in Juba, more than five dozen representatives from civil society, faith-based organizations, Parliament, women's organizations, and youth groups came together to define a more structured role…
UNIFIL peacekeepers hold the line through months of conflict
The past four months, marked by intense violence in south Lebanon, have been a testing time for thousands of UNIFIL peacekeepers who stayed the course and delivered on their mandate around the clock. Operating in an extremely…
PRESS RELEASE - MINUSCA strongly condemns the attack against Am Dafock and the firing targeting the Mission's base
Bangui, 30 June 2026 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic…
Karbino Dut Aguek with his colleague Makuac Deng Ayei in Abyei FM’s new studio, built with the support of UNISFA. Photo: ACF
- Combatting harmful information
- UNISFA
The radio that would not go silent
In Abyei, a disputed territory on the border between Sudan and South Sudan, a small community radio station has survived fire, insecurity, displacement and threats against its staff. Karbino Dut Aguek is the founder of Abyei…
- Special political missions
USG DiCarlo highlights eight decades of UN special political missions and the enduring power of diplomacy
Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary A. Dicarlo Remarks at the launch of the publication “Special Political Missions 1945-2025: An Overview” New York, 30 June 2026 Excellencies, Ladies and…