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UNFICYP Force Commander conducts inspections of sectors, units
17 July 2017 – Between mid-June and the first week of July, UNFICYP Force Commander Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir conducted an operational evaluation of all the mission’s sectors and troops. General Humayun’s…

Ngok Dinka and Misseriya sign an agreement for re-opening of Amiet market
Community leaders from Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities met on 15 July 2017 in Todach village to discuss the security situation in Abyei and the status of Amiet common market. The meeting was facilitated by the United…

- Visit of the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix
Visit of the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix Visit of the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix Good morning everyone. I…

In South Sudan, UN peacekeeping chief urges an end to fighting to give peace process 'better chance'
The conflict in South Sudan has to end in order to give the peace process there “a better chance of success,” the top United Nations peacekeeping official said today, kicking off a three-day trip to the African country. In…

- Statements to the Press by UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, following a meeting with First Vice President, HE Taban Deng Gai
Thank you very much and good afternoon indeed we had a very good met with his Excellency the Vice President, It was a very tense meeting. On the security issues the Vice President explained the current evolution of the…

Fighting should end to give peace process in South Sudan a “better chance of success”
Fighting should end to give peace process in South Sudan a “better chance of success” The conflict in South Sudan has to end in order to give the peace process in the country a “better chance of success” according to the most…

MONUSCO underlines the need for the respect of fundamental freedoms and rights and urges all Congolese stakeholders to exercise restraint
Kinshasa, 1 August 2017: Maman S. Sidikou, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of MONUSCO, expresses concern over the arbitrary arrests and detentions which occurred in different parts of the…

Lebanese Armed Forces celebrates 72nd Army Day
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) cadets hold their swords at the graduation ceremony marking Lebanese Army Day. The Lebanese Armed Forces, UNIFIL’s strategic partner in south Lebanon, celebrated the 72nd Army Day in Beirut with a…
UNAMID trains Sudan Armed Forces on child rights & child protection in armed conflict
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. EL FASHER - The importance of child rights and child protection in armed conflict was the focus of UNAMID training for members of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) held on 01 August 2017, in El Fasher…

Statements to the Press by UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, following a meeting with H. E. President Salva Kiir Mayardit of the Republic of South Sudan
USG Lacroix President Kiir meeting statement I had a very good meeting with His Excellency the President of the Republic of South Sudan. We had a discussion on the peace process on the different initiatives that are…
