Peacekeeping news

Officers from the government army all ears in Yei during a discussion on how not use children in armed forces. “We are looking forward to the day when our army will have a positive image in the outside world, when we have a…

UN peacekeepers received a certificate of appreciation for their donation of vital supplies to the main hospital in Bor. Imagine a large, regional referral hospital which does not even have standard, everyday items like…

The Chief of Defense of Spain, General Fernando Alejandre Martínez, today led a nine-member delegation for a tour of UNIFIL area of operations and a visit to the Mission’s Sector East Headquarters in Marjayoun, south Lebanon…

A team of medical professionals of UNIFIL’s Nepalese Battalion (NEPBATT) carried out a four-day long training on first aid with members of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and fellow peacekeepers at their main base in Meiss ej…

Women at a rapprochement event in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria. “The leadership of South Sudan needs to remember that the people of South Sudan want peace. This is evidenced by this meeting and many like it across the country…

Young people are more than just a resource base to help put up posters during election time – and should be taken seriously by Kosovo’s politicians. This message came from seasoned Kosovo member of parliament Ilir Deda, who…

Catherine Lotto from the Young Christian Women's Association at a workshop about gender provisions in the revitalized peace agreement. “I am a woman, a peacemaker and a peacekeeper. That is how I am made.” Many a peer of…

UN, AU and IGAD representatives at a press conference in Juba, expressing their united support for the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement. A high-powered delegation from the United Nations, the African Union…

Women in Juba meet a high-powered delegation from the UN, AU and IGAD, urging them to support their right to representation. Women and girls have borne the brunt of the six-year long conflict in South Sudan. Thousands have…

UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, a delegation from the African Union and IGAD, including its Special Envoy arriving in Juba. “We are totally united in support of the revitalized peace agreement and in support…

The IGAD Council of Ministers has endorsed a six-month extension for the peace process in South Sudan. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Council of Ministers has endorsed a request to extend the deadline…

Students of St. Joseph School in Ein Ebel, south Lebanon, greet UNIFIL Head of Mission Maj. Gen. Stefano Del Col as he arrives in the school to see their cross-cultural event with a school in Italy. At the heart of UNIFIL’s…