Peacekeeping news

Women in uniform in the Central African Republic are counting on a newly launched Defence Forces Official Directory of Female Experts to help push for better representation of women in decision-making positions. The document…

Serving under the Blue Helmet and wearing the Pakistani flag in a UN peacekeeping mission is an honour for me On 8 March, International Women’s Day, Major Samia Rehman from Pakistan shares her 8 favourite things about working…

Women in Lakes are keen on educational opportunities to make the most of their upcoming 35 per cent political representation. Women in Lakes State have called on parties to the revitalized peace agreement to fully respect and…

Major Jarin Sultana: " I am proud to have served under the UN flag in the DR Congo" After 12 months of good and loyal services in the cause of peace and women in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Major Jarin Sultana from the…

Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Zahir Tanin delivered opening remarks at a Strategic Prioritisation Retreat organised by the United Nations Kosovo Team on 11 March in Pristina. Prime Minister…

Women in Jonglei are vying for more political representation in the next state government and in leadership roles in general. Women in Jonglei are determined to get 35 per cent political representation when a new state…

UNMISS chief David Shearer answered numerous questions at a press conference in Juba on 9 March. (Scroll down for Q&A session) I want to start by acknowledging the breaking news coming out of Khartoum where an explosion has…

A team of UNIFIL’s Italian and Malaysian peacekeepers partnered with a local youth group recently in organizing an intense month-long educational therapy treatment programme for children with learning disabilities in the Al…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, met Ambassador Kai Sauer, the Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Security Policy, from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, at…

Khartoum, 09 March 2020- The United Nations - African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) expresses deep regret at the attempted assassination of Dr. Abdalla Hamdok, Sudan’s Prime Minister. UNAMID’s Joint Special Representative…

I want to start by acknowledging the breaking news coming out of Khartoum where an explosion has reportedly hit a convoy carrying Prime Minister Hamdok. I don’t have any more information than you do, at the moment, but I…

DRC: Women gaining access to senior positions locally thanks to MONUSCO-backed stabilization project. In the Ruzizi plain, South Kivu province, a hundred women and young people have benefited, for two and a half years, from a…