UNISFA Enhances Security and Expands Community Trust as Robust Weapons-Free Abyei Operation Concludes
The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has successfully concluded a five-day Weapons Free Abyei operations campaign across its three sectors. The operation contributed to enhancing the protection of…
Jornaleros del proyecto de recuperación sociológica del Corredor de Vida del Cesar finalizan jornada de trabajo en el predio Los Palmera, El Paso, departamento del Cesar. Foto Melissa Jaimes/UNVMC.
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Peace Signatories and Young People in El Paso, Cesar, Work to Restore the Tropical Dry Forest
The initiative demonstrates how reintegration can contribute to environmental protection and peacebuilding.
Pour les proches des rescapés et du copilote décédé, l’intervention de la MONUSCO a permis de mettre fin à plusieurs jours d’attente et d’incertitude.
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North Kivu: Jordanian MONUSCO peacekeepers rescue survivors of plane crash
Peacekeepers from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan contingent serving with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) carried out a complex rescue operation on…
Maternal mortality increases amongst persisting medical shortages in Central Equatoria
LAINYA – It was supposed to be a simple medical checkup for pregnant Abuk*. But when the doctors discovered she was suffering from anemia, things became far from simple in a setting lacking adequate medical care. After the…
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This Week in DPPA: 25 - 31 July 2026
A brief roundup of United Nations political and peacebuilding events and developments globally. UN condemns attacks on civilians and calls for renewed diplomatic efforts on Ukraine On 27 July, Director of the Europe and…
Statement of Jean Arnault on the Occasion of Lebanon’s Army Day
Jean Arnault, Officer-in-Charge of the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL), congratulated the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), its Commander and servicemen and servicewomen on the occasion of the…
UNSCOL OIC Tours Lebanon in Effort to Consolidate UN Support
From Tripoli and Akkar in north Lebanon to Sidon in the south and Zahleh and Baalbek in the east, Jean Arnault, Officer in Charge of the Special Coordinator for Lebanon, toured various areas of Lebanon this week for a better…
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UNSMIL notes the outcome of the HCS presidency elections
Tripoli – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) followed the live broadcast of the High Council of State (HCS) session on Wednesday, 29 July, during which 138 members elected a new presidency of the High…
À Rwenzori, dans la province du Nord-Kivu, les femmes et les jeunes disposent désormais de locaux financés par la MONUSCO, pour organiser leurs activités.
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Beni: MONUSCO provides a new workplace for gender and youth services in the Rwenzori sector
The Gender, Family and Child, Social Affairs, and Youth services of the Rwenzori Sector in Beni Territory, North Kivu, now have a new building designed to improve the quality of services provided to the local population…
On the occasion of the International Day of the African Woman, MONUSCO and the Association of Young Christians of the Congo (AJCC) organized an awareness-raising activity for girls and women in Bunia.
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In Bunia, MONUSCO and a local association raise awareness among girls on empowerment and the fight against sexual violence
On the occasion of International African Women’s Day, celebrated every year on 31 July, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and the Association of Young…
SRSG Souef concludes his mission on first contacts with national authorities in N’Djamena (Chad)
Libreville, 3 August 2026 – Concluding a week of first contacts with Chadian authorities during a mission in N’Djamena, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) of the United Nations and Head of the United…
Uror County communities come together to identify concrete steps towards peace
UROR – “So many of us are dying for no reason.” Women representative, Nyawal Thon, perfectly captured the views of many other community members attending a reconciliation and peace event facilitated by the United Nations…