Peacekeeping news

The forum for inclusive reconciliation in the Haute-Kotto ended, Wednesday 24 April in its capital, Bria. A final statement containing seven points was adopted by the participants. As most regions in the Central African…

Justice can be hard to come by in countries hit by conflict. To ensure that communities can settle disputes, and see criminals lawfully punished, UN peacekeeping missions support mobile courts, which travel to places where no…

“We still have more questions than answers in our minds,” admits Peter Boscoe Lotyang, the Speaker of Parliament for Kapoeta in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria region. The revitalized peace agreement, signed in September 2018…

Photo by Mohamed Nureldin. Zalingei, 29 April 2019, Protection of civilians represents UNAMID’s core mandate, as further enshrined in UN Security Council Resolution 2429 (2018), thereby defining the Mission’s Protection of…

The UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) paid tribute to the Egyptian peacekeeper Sargent Sabry Mohamed Ahmed Hussein who was killed when his convoy was hit by a landmine on April 20, in the region of Mopti. In a solemn ceremony held…

In the past two years, frequent incidents of child abductions have become a security threat in Torit, Kapoeta and other parts of the Eastern Equatoria region. Civil society organizations have therefore called for an inter…

Between December 2018 and January 2019, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) informed UNIFIL that they had discovered six tunnels along the Blue Line. Following independent technical investigations undertaken in accordance with…

Creating more opportunities for young people and enabling them to be actors for peace and progress were key messages shared with a room full of Kosovo youth during the third annual United Nations Kosovo Youth Assembly. More…

Lebanon’s Minister of Defence, Elias Bou Saab, led a delegation today to the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura and visited areas along the Blue Line, where he was briefed on UNIFIL’s work, together with the Lebanese Armed Forces…

19 April, 2019 – Establishing regional centers for green management and inter-municipal centers for management of natural disasters, as well as encouraging green energy production, were among the promising solutions…

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack perpetrated on 20 April 2019 against a convoy of MINUSMA between Douentza and Boni (region of Mopti), which resulted in one peacekeeper from…

Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID. On 22 April, UNAMID’s Communication and Public Information Section, in partnership with the North Jebel Marra Locality and local Youth Union, organized a football tournament and musical…