South Korean engineering troops serving with UNMISS are protecting residents in Bor from the effects of unprecedented floods. Engineering troops serving with the the United Nations Mission in South Sudan are constructing a…
The south-eastern Lebanese village of Blida, which straddles the Blue Line, has long been a flashpoint of the Lebanese-Israeli conflict. Home to a dozen olive fields, some of which sprawl across both sides of the sensitive…
UNAMID photo. UNAMID’s Child Protection Unit within the Human Rights Section, recently conducted a sensitization campaign on child rights and child protection for community members and commanders of Sudan Justice Equality…
As part of the ongoing UNIFIL support to host communities in their fight against COVID-19 pandemic, UNIFIL Spanish peacekeepers donated last week several equipment to the social development centres (SDCs) of the south-eastern…
The UN Protection of Civilians sites in Juba have been redesignated as camps for internally displaced people under the sovereign protection of the Government of South Sudan. Tens of thousands of people fled to the United…
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, David Shearer, announces that, as part of its mandate to protect civilians and build durable peace across South Sudan, the peacekeeping mission is…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in DRC, Mrs. Leila Zerrougui, and Deputy Special Representative David Gressly visiting Kiwanja. Photo MONUSCO/Kevin Jordan The Special Representative of the UN Secretary…
UNIFIL peacekeepers from Italy have renovated the medical centre of the village of Al-Qallawiyah in south-western Lebanon, ensuring adequate medical support and assistance to the residents of the municipality and neighbouring…
The Special Criminal Court (SCC) in the Central African Republic has a new home in Bangui – officially inaugurated on Friday, 13 November 2020 by Head of State Faustin Archange Touadéra, in the presence of the Deputy Special…
It will take a variety of different actors to confront and deal with the “daunting challenges” in the Sahel region, the head of UN peacekeeping told the Security Council on Monday. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Under…
Bamako, 14 November 2020 - The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina J. Mohammed, concluded today a two-day solidarity visit to Mali. Within the framework of a regional tour, she said her visit was aimed at…
Women come together at an UNMISS forum in Bentiu to discuss ways in which they can ensure 35 percent participation in governance to build peace and ensure prosperity in their region. “I grew up trying to keep myself safe amid…
