Peacekeeping news

After wide consultation, the Secretary-General releases his report on the review of all forms of UN peace operations , including peacekeeping operations and special political missions. The review calls for a reset in how we…

Supporting the first democratic elections after brutal civil wars in Mozambique and Cambodia. Disarming thousands of child soldiers in Sierra Leone. Helping to secure Namibia’s independence from South Africa. These are some…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned in the "strongest possible terms" Monday's ambush by unidentified armed individuals on a United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) joint patrol in Jonglei State, South…

Two UN peacekeepers have been killed and a total of seven people injured after unidentified gunmen ambushed a patrol in South Sudan’s eastern Jonglei state on Monday. The patrol by the peacekeeping mission in the country…

On World Humanitarian Day, we honour the dedicated workers who provide life-saving aid to millions in need. We also confront an appalling truth: Serving others has become more dangerous than ever. More than a thousand…

The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has condemned recent armed group attacks in Warrap state which reportedly left more than 60 civilians dead and 50 others injured. The near simultaneous attacks – which occurred on Sunday…

Israeli forces fired 455 projectiles into south Lebanon and breached Lebanese airspace 97 times between Friday and Sunday, the UN's peacekeeping mission in the country reported Monday – among the heaviest fire seen in months…

The United Nations Secretary-General said on Wednesday that he plans to convene fresh talks on Cyprus to resolve the decades-long division on the Mediterranean island, stressing that the moment calls for rebuilding trust…

A new mobile UN peacekeeping base in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has allowed local authorities to continue responding to the fast-moving Ebola outbreak there after violence disrupted the work of medics at a…

With violence in south Lebanon significantly decreased since mid-June, UN peacekeepers there have returned to core functions such as protecting humanitarian aid and restoring critical infrastructure as families continue to…

The United Nations Department of Peace Operations (DPO) has released a new report, A Peace That Was Not Enough: Lessons from MINUSMA's support to peace processes in Mali, examining the UN’s decade-long peacekeeping operation…

Chiefs of Police from around the world will gather at the fifth United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS 2026) held on 7-8 July at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to discuss how UN policing can adapt to…