Peacekeeping news

Following workshops conducted with political parties, southern Sudanese refugees as well as community, women and youth leaders, the electoral team in Obo hosted, on 28 January 2021, yet another workshop on the acceptance of…

Facilitating voluntary returns to places of origin by refugees and internally displaced persons was the focus of a recent joint visit to Bentiu, South Sudan, by David Shearer, Special Representative of the UN Secretary…

Traditional leaders in Malakal gathered to reflect on and learn how to accomplish reconciliation and avoid conflicts. More than 30 local chiefs residing in Malakal town or in the peacekeeping mission’s protection of civilians…

Today we honour the memory of the six million Jews and millions of others who were systematically murdered in the Holocaust by the Nazis and their collaborators. This year’s anniversary takes place under the shadow of the…

UNMISS has launched a series of Quick Impact Projects in Western Equatoria. These are aimed at fulfilling urgent community needs through infrastructural development. One such upcoming construction is a much-needed prison…

Since September, the devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened, infecting close to 100 million people, costing more than $3 trillion in lost wages and intensifying obstacles for peace and security around the…

Youth in Maridi, Western Equatoria State, discussing how to promote social cohesion in their communities. “As youth we must stop tribalism and corruption and promote peace and social cohesion instead,” said Jackline Taban a…

In Cueibet, a county in the Lakes region of South Sudan, Nepalese peacekeepers serving with UNMISS established a temporary operating base in November 2020 as part of a proactive measure to build confidence among local…

Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. 21 January; UNAMID officially handed over its Team Site in Saraf Omra, North Darfur to the Government of Sudan, in the presence of the local officials, representatives of the local community and…

UNMISS has adopted a more mobile and responsive approach to peacekeeping by establishing temporary operating bases in locations where the potential of violent conflict is high, especially during seasonal cattle migration. To…

Sergeant Jean d'Amour Nsabimana (Rwanda) and Master Corporal Prosper Ndikumana (Burundi), who fell in action on 13 and 15 January in Bangui and Grimari respectively, during the recent post-election violence, were honoured by…

Last December, a first contingent of the armed forces of the United Kingdom arrived in Mali to support and strengthen the contribution of MINUSMA to the protection of civilians in the Gao region. As a permanent member of the…