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- International Day of UN Peacekeepers
Below is the message by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the International Day of Peacekeepers. "Right now, more than 50,000 UN peacekeepers are deployed across the globe protecting civilian lives…
- Women, Peace and Security (WPS)
- MINUSCA
With their new, specialized personal protective equipment, Zambian women peacekeepers serving with MINUSCA, the UN mission in the Central African Republic, are able to carry out their mandated tasks more comfortably and…
- MONUSCO
During a wide-ranging visit to Bunia in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UN Global Peace Advocate Maryam Bukar Hassan, aka alhanislam, took part in a patrol by the Bangladeshi contingent of the UN mission, MONUSCO…
- UNMISS
On 30 April 2026, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for one year, extending its operations until 30 April 2027. The decision…
- About Peacekeeping
In its nearly 80-year history, the relevance of peacekeeping has been questioned repeatedly. In today’s complex conflict environment, UN peacekeeping is being asked to do more with less amid 25% cuts to its global personnel…
- MINUSCA
In this 360° virtual reality video, follow Major Sifamwelwa Akalaluka from Zambia as she helps maintain an uneasy calm along the Sudanese border in the Central African Republic and directs MINUSCA’s community engagement…
- Peacekeeping
For Valentine's Day, peacekeepers received heartfelt messages of appreciation from the communities they serve. In sharing their gratitude, community members recognized the meaningful difference that both uniformed and…
- Elections
“United Nations Police advisers and mentors are critical to the planning of public order management during electoral cycles,” UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations said. Addressing the Security Council about the…
- UNISFA
The acting head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Abyei, Major General Robert Yaw Affram, told UN News that the disputed region remains highly volatile, as UN forces operate in a political and security vacuum between Sudan…
- UNDOF
The role of peacekeepers in the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in Golan is to de-conflict, avoid escalation, and to observe, monitor and report on violations to the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement. After…
- Protecting Civilians (POC)
- MINUSCA
After more than 1,000 days of war in Sudan, millions have been uprooted. This is the story of one of them. “Nafeesa,” as we call her, fled the violence and found refuge across the border, in the town of Birao, in the Central…
- Peacekeeping
In Ghana, the Bundase Peace Operations Training School provides specialized pre-deployment training to prepare future United Nations peacekeepers for service. Ghana is one of the top ten troop-contributing countries to UN…