Peacekeeping news

This year’s observance of United Nations Day occurs at a time of transition for the world and for the United Nations. Humanity has entered the era of sustainability – with a global commitment to fulfil the great promise of…

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. UN Photo/Mark Garten (file) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is deeply concerned over the significant increase in tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of recent…

New York - The Secretary-General condemns today's militant attack in Uri, India-administered Jammu and Kashmir. He expresses his deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the soldiers who lost their lives and to the…

The Force Commander /Acting Head of Mission of Mission for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), Major General Hassen Ebrahim Mussa, announced at a town-hall meeting at the mission’s Headquarters in…

As part of the continuing processes of the United Nations in fulfilling its mandate in the Abyei region, the Acting Head of Mission / Force Commander for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), Major…

A Nigerien captain, Aichatou Ousmane Issaka, who served with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali ( MINUSMA), received the UN Award for Gender Advocate of the Year. "Captain Issaka has…

Secretary-General Urges Security Council to Take Appropriate Steps to End Impunity, Prevent Brutality against Women and Girls in Conflict Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Security Council’s…