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Protecting civilians is the ultimate goal of UN peacekeeping Protecting civilians is the ultimate goal of UN Peacekeeping; according to the chief of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), Jean-Pierre Lacroix. He…

Africa Day 2017 comes at an important moment in the continent’s endeavours towards peace, inclusive economic growth and sustainable development. The international community has entered the second year of implementing the 2030…

Strong partnership between UNPOl and community curbing criminality in Bentiu PoC site The UNMISS UNPOL and the community in the Bentiu Protection of Civilian (PoC) site have strongly united against criminality. This…

The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan today urged the Security Council to unite behind a common strategy for advancing the political process and peace in the crisis-torn country. Addressing the…

While the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is 29 May, the Organization today held ceremonies to pay tribute to the more than 3,500 people who have died on duty since 1948 and acknowledge the dedication and…

UNIFIL’s Force Commander Reserve (FCR) team captain raises the Military Olympiad Cup - 2017. The unit of six UNIFIL French peacekeepers, carrying a stretcher with a colleague strapped to it, turned the corner and saw the…

The United Nations peacekeeping office today announced a new software application that is enhancing efficiency and situational awareness in the field. The app, created as a result of collaboration with the Government of…

More than 100,000 UN peacekeepers serving around the world will be honoured this month as the United Nations celebrates the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, observed annually on 29 May. Every day, peacekeepers help bring…

PEACE AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN JONGLEI AND BOMA STATES An agreement to cease hostilities has been signed by two warring communities from the Jonglei and Boma regions in South Sudan in an attempt to end ongoing violence…

Unified regional approach on South Sudan conflict is “critical” says United Nations head in country A coherent and unified regional approach on solving the conflict in South Sudan has been urged by the head of the UN…

Two peacekeepers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were killed and another injured on Tuesday morning in an ambush in the northern Kidal region. “A pedestrian patrol of…

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