Some 140 British peacekeepers have received UN medals for their dedicated work in South Sudan. Growing up, Lieutenant Nick Lytollis dreamed of becoming a world class vet. Unbeknownst to the animal kingdom, it missed out on…
Demonstration on the use of fire extinguisher by MONUSCO Security Officer for the police members assigned to prison’s security during a training organized by Justice Support Section. Photo MONUSCIO/Bilamekaso TCHAGBELE…
On Wednesday 27 June, a Rwandan Formed Police Unit consisting of 50 per cent women arrived in Juba. On Wednesday the United Nations Mission in South Sudan welcomed 144 Rwandan police officers to Juba. They make up the lion…
MONUSCO Force Commander awards UN Medals to Nepalese peacekeepers. Photo MONUSCO/Guy KAREMA Bunia, 25 June 2018 – MONUSCO Force Commander, Lieutenant-General E. R. Martins Filho presided over UN Award Ceremony in honor of…
MONUSCO raises political parties and civil society actors’ awareness of peaceful electoral process. Photo MONUCO/Paulin MUNANGA Lubumbashi, 22 June 2018 – Holding peaceful elections in Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami and Lualaba…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed for calm and restraint in the Mopti region of central Mali, where over 20 people are reported to have been killed in intercommunal clashes over the weekend. In a…
The coming months will present critical opportunities for the international community to review assistance to Afghanistan, as the country works towards a lasting peace, stable democracy and self-reliance, the top United…
The Secretary-General is following with concern the rising toll of intercommunal clashes in central Mali, including the killing of 22 people in the village of Koumaga, Mopti region, on 23 June. He calls for calm and restraint…
A contingent of Kenyan police officers have been praised for their professional and distinguished service to the United Nations and the people of South Sudan during a medal ceremony in the capital Juba. The 23 officers have…
Spain’s Ambassador to Lebanon, Jose María Ferrer De La Peña, visited the memorial of the six UNIFIL Spanish peacekeeper killed in 2007, marking the 11th anniversary of the tragic incident, in El Khiam in south-eastern Lebanon…
Spain’s Ambassador to Lebanon, Jose María Ferrer De La Peña, visited the memorial of the six UNIFIL Spanish peacekeeper killed in 2007, marking the 11th anniversary of the tragic incident, in El Khiam in south-eastern Lebanon…
A Bangladeshi peacekeeper was killed today during an armed attack on a United Nations convoy that was supporting the delivery of humanitarian aid to vulnerable civilians in the Central Equatorian region of South Sudan…