Peacekeeping News

UNITED NATIONS INTERIM ADMINISTRATION MISSION IN KOSOVO (UNMIK) Call for Community Trust Building Project Proposals 2024 – 2025 Deadline for submission: Friday 22 March 2024 A. Background and Purpose of this Call Proposals…

Kamanyola, 28 February 2024: The Head of MONUSCO, Ms Bintou Keita, today handed over MONUSCO's first base to the Government of the DR Congo, as part of its disengagement from the country.

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Ms. Caroline Ziadeh received today the German Federal Government Special Representative for the Countries of the Western Balkans, Mr. Manuel Sarrazin. They…

The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) responded swiftly when residents in Amadi in Eastern Equatoria State suspected the presence of explosive remnants of war in their community, preventing them from farming. Photo…

[Delivered at the AU PSC meeting] Excellencies,On behalf of my colleagues on the Trilateral Taskforce on Permanent Constitution-Making and Electoral Processes Support to South Sudan (which comprises the AU, IGAD, and UN, with…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Ms. Caroline Ziadeh received today the Ambassador of Albania to Kosovo, Mr. Petrit Malaj. Emphasizing the critical importance of the EU-facilitated…

Over the past days we have seen a concerning shift in the exchanges of fire. This conflict has already claimed too many lives and caused significant damage to houses and public infrastructure. It has jeopardized the…

Excellencies,Thank you, once again, for this opportunity to brief the African Union Peace and Security Council as part of a Trilateral format.I want to associate myself with the remarks delivered by Ambassador Biswaro on our…

[NEAR VERBATIM] Excellencies,Thank you, once again, for this opportunity to brief the African Union Peace and Security Council as part of a Trilateral format.I want to associate myself with the remarks delivered by Ambassador…

As the exchanges of fire affecting south Lebanon run into the fifth month forcing thousands to flee to safety, UNIFIL peacekeepers have been assisting the people remaining in their villages with their most pressing needs…

“It is only through justice that we will build an enduring peace,” says Ibrahim Suru, state Minister of Local Government in South Sudan. A mobile court established with assistance from the peacekeeping mission there has…

In 2023, UNJHRO documented 5,273 human rights violations and abuses throughout the country; an average of 439 violations and abuses per month, representing a 12% decrease from the previous year. This decrease, which confirms…