Peacekeeping news

In Unity State, women in uniform commit to advocate and work for peaceful coexistence at an UNMISS training on reducing violence by using gender-responsive methods. Photo by Luk Riek Nyak Bol/UNMISS. UNITY – When civil war…

In Torit, Eastern Equatoria, UNMISS partnered with the South Sudan National Police to facilitate interactive sessions at a professional induction programme designed to transition police volunteers into full-fledged officers…

In Wau, some 500 patients in Naivasha internally displaced camp benefited from free medical treatment administered by UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh. Photo by Michael Wondi/UNMISS. WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL – Gimmers of…

UNMISS Force Commander Lieutenant-General Mohan Subramanian have visited Jonglei State and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area. He met local authorities and other stakeholders, pledging the peacekeeping mission’s support in…

Kinshasa, January 13, 2024: The Congolese Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Francophonie, Mr. Christophe LUTUNDULA APALA Pen’APALA and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United…

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix concluded a four-day visit to Lebanon yesterday. This was part of a regular visit to peacekeeping missions in the Middle East, though it came in…

Juba, 12 January 2024: At approximately 5:00am this morning, an unidentified armed intruder in military uniform entered the United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s (UNMISS) base in Tomping and began shooting indiscriminately…

A four-day high level visit to Juba, led by the Acting Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Benjamin Sawyerr, took place from 8 to 11 January 2024. During the visit, the Mission Leadership delegation held high…

At an UNMISS-facilitated peace dialogue between conflicting communities in Eastern Equatoria State and Boma County in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area, leaders from the two regions pledged to end cattle raids, revenge…

On 10 January 2024, the SRSG and Head of MINURSO Alexander Ivanko, together with Force Commander Major General Md Fakhrul Ahsan, presided over the ceremony of awarding the UN Medal to MINURSO Military Observers (UNMOs). A…

UNISFA troops from Ghanbatt, Indbatt and Pakbatt have intensified joint patrols and community engagement in areas in southern Abyei in efforts to restore peace and security in the area which has experienced an increase in…

Peacebuilding in Divided Societies Programme 2024 Fundamentals of negotiation and peacebuilding workshops February and March 2024 Are you between 18 to 30 years old and interested in learning the fundamentals of negotiation…