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UNIFIL statement on rocket and return fire on 6 August 2021
Late this morning, UNIFIL detected rocket launches from outside UNIFIL’s area of operations in south Lebanon towards the Israeli-occupied Golan. This was followed almost immediately by an artillery response from Israel…
Boda boda riders in Aweil commit to safe driving practices at an UNPOL training
UNPOL officers in Aweil recently facilitated a road safety training for some 25 motorcycle taxi or boda boda drivers. Photo by Emmanuel Kele/UNMISS. 25 boda boda (motorcycle taxi) operators in Aweil town of Northern Bahr-el…
Main supply route rehabilitated by UNMISS brings hope to Upper Nile State
The road between Adwong and Malakal was a bit of a nightmare before this happened. A road without timely maintenance work soon stops being a road, as the saying goes. Fortunately, the 75 kilometres stretching from Adwong via…
SRSG Ziadeh visits Pejë/Peć municipality
On 4 May, the Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, visited Pejë/Peć municipality and met Mayor Gazmend Muhaxheri and other municipal officials. SRSG Ziadeh and Mayor…
People for Peace: Mame Rokhaya Lo on empowering women in Ituri, DRC
More than one million peacekeepers have served for peace under the UN flag, but they are not alone in the pursuit of peace. Peacekeeping is powered by strong and diverse partnerships. In this new series, we bring you the…
People for Peace: Téné Maimouna Zoungrana on breaking gender barriers in the prison and corrections field
More than two million peacekeepers have served for peace under the UN flag, but they are not alone in the pursuit of peace. Peacekeeping is powered by strong and diverse partnerships. In this new series, we bring you the…
Five ways that UN Peacekeeping partnerships drive peace and development
By: Maya Kelly / Editor: Urjasi Rudra Every day, United Nations peacekeepers work to protect millions of vulnerable people in the world’s most fragile political contexts and increasingly dangerous places. UN peacekeeping is…
People for Peace: Likiso Irene Lasu Silwa, from fleeing war to building peace, one show at a time
Written by: Filip Andersson and Gaëlle Sundelin / Edited by : Urjasi Rudra Likiso Irene Lasu Silwa has very few memories of her early childhood. She was only a few months old when her mother fled the violence in her native…
People for Peace: Gender Affairs Officer Lauren McAlister on building partnerships to advance women’s participation in Cyprus
Original reporting: Sophie Boudre & Lauren McAlister / Edited by: Crystal Lee Lauren McAlister from Canada serves with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) as a Gender Affairs Officer, where she helps…
Fear and uncertainty about their future main concerns for displaced persons sheltering in Yei, but UNMISS peacekeepers remain a beacon of hope
In Yei, people displaced after last year's conflict between nomadic herders and settled agriculturalists are still fearful of returning to their original settlements. UNMISS, local authorities and humanitarian partners are…