Peacekeeping News

UNIFIL peacekeepers operating in south-eastern Lebanon conducted last week first aid training with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) at the mission’s Sector East headquarters near Marjayoun. The training programme, conducted on…

Some of the young learners marching in to their new school in a rural area of Eastern Equatoria State. Photos: Okello James/UNMISS UN peacekeepers in Torit in Eastern Equatoria State have handed over three new classrooms to…

Smiling faces as traditional leaders in Yambio participate in a workshop on conflict resolution and ways to reconcile feuding foes. Photos: Martin Siba/UNMISS Recent outbreaks of violence resulting in deaths and displacements…

In the south of Madagascar, known as the Grand Sud, hundreds of thousands of people are suffering from one of the worst droughts in the region in 40 years, the most senior UN official in the country has said, warning that the…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned an armed attack on a convoy near the town of Arbinda, in the north of Burkina Faso, on Wednesday, which has reportedly led to the death of some 80 people. According…

Life after prison may seem like a daunting prospect. But 22-year-old former inmate and mother-of-two, Judith Ngouvela, quickly found her feet after incarceration – thanks to vocational training she received while behind bars…

Cattle lining up as peacekeepers from Bangladesh are opening a mobile veterinary clinic in Western Bahr-el-Ghazal State. Photos: Jimmy Ludanga/UNMISS Bangladeshi veterinarians serving with the United Nations Mission in South…

Blue helmets from Thailand working with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) are not only doing their bit to repair and rehabilitate critical infrastructure but are also helping support the mission’s COVID-19 response and…

Youth, women, religious leaders and many other stakeholders were recently invited to a forum to share their ideas with the newly appointed Governor of Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State. Photos: Emmanuel Kele/UNMISS Religious…

200 peacekeepers from the MINUSCA Indonesian Engineering Company were, on 17 August 2021, awarded United Nations service medals for their contribution to peace and stability in the Central African Republic (CAR). “You have…

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL VIDEO/WRITTEN MESSAGE ON WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY Humanitarian workers are here to help the world’s most vulnerable people when disaster strikes. But around the world, aid workers face growing threats. In…

Humanitarian workers are here to help the world’s most vulnerable people when disaster strikes. But around the world, aid workers face growing threats. In the past 20 years, shootings, kidnappings, and other attacks on…