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- Service and Sacrifice 01
United Nations thanks Sierra Leone for its contribution to UN peacekeeping
New York, 19 October 2022- Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix expressed appreciation to Sierra Leone for its strong support to United Nations Peacekeeping and for the service and sacrifice of its…
- Service and Sacrifice 01
United Nations thanks Peru for its contribution to peacekeeping
New York, 12 October 2022- Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix expressed appreciation for Peru’s strong support to United Nations Peacekeeping and for the service and sacrifice of its uniformed…
- Service and Sacrifice 01
United Nations thanks Türkiye for its contribution to peacekeeping
United Nations thanks Türkiye for its contribution to peacekeeping New York, 9 November 2022: Unde r-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix thanked Türkiye for its strong support to United Nations…
Peacekeeper from Burkina Faso serving in Mali receives 2022 United Nations Woman Police Officer Award
New York, Monday, 29 August 2022 – The United Nations has announced that Chief Warrant Officer Alizeta Kabore Kinda of Burkina Faso will receive the 2022 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year Award on 31 August 2022…
- Justice and Corrections Institutions 01
Burkina Faso Corrections Officer deployed to MINUSCA wins first United Nations Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers
New York, Wednesday, 7 June 2022 – The United Nations will bestow the first United Nations Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers to Téné Maïmouna Zoungrana of Burkina Faso at a ceremony at United…
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers 01
Fallen Chadian Captain Honoured with UN Peacekeeping’s Highest Award
New York, 24 May 2022 - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will award the “Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage” to the late Captain Abdelrazakh Hamit Bahar of Chad during the International Day of…
- Women, Peace and Security (WPS) 01
- Gender 01
Zimbabwean peacekeeper selected as United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year 2021 Award
New York, 24 May 2022 - A Zimbabwean peacekeeper who recently completed her assignment with the UN Mission in South Sudan, will receive the 2021 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. Military Observer…
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers 01
Observing International Day, Secretary-General to Commemorate Fallen Peacekeepers, Award Medal for Exceptional Courage, Honour Military Gender Advocate of Year
United Nations Headquarters will observe the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Thursday, 26 May. Secretary-General António Guterres will lay a wreath to honour the nearly 4,200 United Nations peacekeepers…
Press release: Amidst a decrease in violence against civilians in South Sudan, a surge in conflict- related sexual violence
Juba, 10 May 2022: Despite an overall decrease in violence against civilians in South Sudan, cases of conflict related sexual violence more than doubled, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest report…
Press release: Rape, gang-rape, and beheadings among human right violations documented in Leer, South Sudan
Juba, 25 April 2022: The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) strongly condemns the widespread sexual violence, killings including beheadings, burning alive of civilians, and attacks on humanitarians in Leer County. These are…