In line with UNIFIL’s ongoing efforts to alleviate the hardships faced by people displaced from towns and villages in southern Lebanon, peacekeepers have continued to expand their support to affected populations currently staying both inside and outside the mission’s area of operations. The beneficiaries included those forced from areas heavily impacted by the recent and ongoing hostilities – particularly those from areas near the Blue Line whose…
A brief roundup of United Nations political and peacebuilding events and developments globally. Deputy Special Envoy Cordone highlights accountability efforts and ongoing challenges in Syria On 15 May, Claudio Cordone, Deputy Special Envoy of the Secretary-General (DSESG) for Syria, highlighted before the Security Council progress on accountability efforts in the country and sustained regional and international engagement. He warned, however…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert of the Netherlands as his new Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security, United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS). She will succeed Gilles Michaud of Canada, to whom the Secretary-General expressed his outmost gratitude for his leadership and tireless service to the Organization amidst the challenges posed by the…
Depuis fin mars 2026, 400 nouveaux jeunes, dont 201 femmes, de la préfecture du Bamingui-Bangoran acquièrent de nouvelles compétences qui leur permettront, à termes, de développer des activités génératrices de revenus. Pour tous les bénéficiaires de la phase 9 du Programme de réduction de violences communautaires de la MINUSCA, le CVR est synonyme de l’espoir retrouvé pour un avenir meilleur. Entre apprentissage professionnel et éducation au ‘…
13 May 2026. Approximately 90 guests commemorated the 37 th anniversary of the political party dialogue hosted by Slovakia in Cyprus at an event organized by the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Nicosia in the buffer zone at Ledra Palace Hotel. Sergiy Illarionov, Head of the Good Offices Mission of the UN Secretary-General in Cyprus gave remarks, in addition to Denisa Saková, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of the Slovak…
The Secretary-General welcomes the deal reached between the parties to the conflict in Yemen to release more than 1,600 conflict-related detainees, the largest such release agreed upon since the start of the conflict in Yemen. This achievement is the result of weeks of direct negotiations in Amman, Jordan, under the auspices of the United Nations. The Secretary-General calls on the parties to move swiftly toward implementing the deal in…
Dozens of community leaders and traditional chiefs took part, from 12 to 13 May 2026, in a series of training sessions held simultaneously in Mambasa-centre (Mambasa territory) and in Gina and Risasi (Djugu territory), in Ituri province. Organized by MONUSCO’s Civil Affairs Section in collaboration with the Provincial Territorial Administration Inspectorate and Civil Protection services, the trainings aimed to strengthen community-based civilian…
عربي (Arabic Translation) The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcome a significant contribution from the People of Japan to launch a joint two-year project aimed at restoring agricultural livelihoods and strengthening resilience in northwest Syria. This is the first-ever joint FAO-UNMAS project globally. The "Project for the Clearance of Mine and Unexploded Ordnance…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 257 - 15 Nov to 21 Nov 2019 UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 257 - 15 Nov to 21 Nov 2019
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 256 - 08 Nov to 14 Nov 2019 UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 256 - 08 Nov to 14 Nov 2019
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. Zalingei, 14 February; Thousands of people from Zalingei and surrounding villages attended a Horse Racing competition organized by UNAMID Communications and Public Information Section (CPIS) in…
Zoyia Amou Matur’s love for volleyball began when she was just nine years old. “Volleyball is discipline, love, unity and, above all, it is peace,” she says. Zoyia was inspired by her father, a former footballer, who…
Dressed in brightly coloured athletics outfits identifying their home areas, hundreds of young sportspeople paraded proudly around the field to the beat of a band as they came together as ambassadors for peace. The group of…
On Saturday the 24th of January 2020 the UNDOF family welcomed its new Chief of Staff Colonel Martin T Alvarez. Colonel Alvarez is an experienced Military Officer with extensive military career both at home and overseas…
Wang Deng is proud of, and passionate about, his country. In 2002, the former soldier in the Sudan People’s Liberation Army was injured during a fierce battle on the frontlines of the war for independence in the city of…
On Monday the 16th of September 2019 the UNDOF family welcomed the New Deputy Force Commander to UNDOF. Brig Gen Maureen O Brien comes to UNDOF from the Irish Defence Forces with a very comprehansive career profile with a…
On Monday 10th of February 2020, a four member delegation team headed by Uruguayan Army Chief General Feola Paz and Uruguayan Deputy Defence Minister Mr. A Berterreche Alverez arrived to Camp Faouar. The purpose of the visit…
Regular patrols by peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan are helping restore calm to Tonj in the Warrap region which has suffered a recent spike in intercommunal violence related to cattle…
Zalingei, 14 February; Thousands of people from Zalingei and surrounding villages attended a Horse Racing competition organized by UNAMID Communications and Public Information Section (CPIS) in partnership with Zalingei Horse…
Zoyia Amou Matur’s love for volleyball began when she was just nine years old. “Volleyball is discipline, love, unity and, above all, it is peace,” she says. Zoyia was inspired by her father, a former footballer, who…