CENTRAL/WESTERN EQUATORIA– Frequent cattle raids and retaliatory attacks have often threatened South Sudan’s fragile peace. But in some states, solutions are being found through constructive dialogue and community-led agreements. An example of such grassroots-focused peacebuilding is Mundri in Western Equatoria, where as a gesture of reconciliation and commitment, the Central Equatoria State Government just handed over 11 stolen cattle. Based on…
Over the past week, UNIFIL peacekeepers have ramped up support to the people displaced from the mission’s area of operations, especially those forced from towns and villages close to the Blue Line due to ongoing hostilities. Beneficiaries included internally displaced persons (IDPs) sheltering both within and outside the UNIFIL area of operations. On 25 April, the mission’s Italian peacekeepers delivered a donation comprising medicines, hygiene…
A brief roundup of United Nations political and peacebuilding events and developments globally. USG DiCarlo briefs Council on DPRK’s advancing missile and nuclear capabilities On 30 April, Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, said the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) pursuit of nuclear weapons and its ballistic missile programmes remain a matter of serious concern. Briefing the…
In exercising her good offices functions, the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, met this week with officials in Israel and in Lebanon for discussions on consolidating the cessation of hostilities and paving the way to lasting stability on both sides of the Blue Line. In Israel, the Special Coordinator discussed with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Defense Minister Israel Katz the need for solutions capable of…
Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo's Remarks to the Security Council on Non-proliferation/DPRK New York, 30 April 2026 Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, This year marks the beginning of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s new Five-Year Military Development Plan for 2026-2030. The DPRK’s Ninth Party Congress, held from 19 to 25 February, noted that under this Plan, the DPRK will introduce “new secret arsenals and…
Mogadishu, 30 April 2026 – A United Kingdom (UK) government delegation has concluded a two-day visit to the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), undertaking a strategic mission assessment ahead of forthcoming deliberations by the United Nations Security Council on the mission’s mandate and support operations. The five-member delegation—comprising representatives from the UK Mission to the United Nations, the Foreign, Commonwealth and…
Female Engagement Team of MONUSCO’s Indian Battalion exchanges with the Lac Vert community in Goma. Photo MONUSCO/Kevin Jordan A part of its mandate of protection of civilians, a team from the MONUSCO Force Indian Battalion…
Thank you, Mr. Secretary-General. Your Excellency, Foreign Minister Goffin, President of the Security Council, Your Excellency, President Mahmoud Abbas, Members of the Security Council, On 28 January, the United States…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col started a major afforestation campaign in the Mission’s area of operation in south-eastern Lebanon yesterday. The plantation campaign, to be implemented…
A part of its mandate of protection of civilians, a team from the MONUSCO Force Indian Battalion, including members of the battalion’s Female Engagement Team (FET), met on 6 February with residents of Lac Vert, a neighborhood…
The UN Verification Mission in Colombia was invited to present a report on its work in the region. Reintegration in Antioquia and the scope of the work of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia were presented this Thursday…
On 6 February 2020, Kaga Bandoro leaders including members of civil society, local associations, MINUSCA, CTS and CMOP delegates, and representatives of armed groups: UPC, MPC, FPRC, MLCJ, Anti-Balaka (Mokom and Ngaissona…
On 6 February 2020, Kaga Bandoro leaders including members of civil society, local associations, MINUSCA, CTS and CMOP delegates, and representatives of armed groups: UPC, MPC, FPRC, MLCJ, Anti-Balaka (Mokom and Ngaissona…
Bunia, 10 February 2020- A four-week basic computer training session for Ituri’s youths organized by the MONUSCO Bangladeshi contingent, in coordination with the local government took place this month. A graduation ceremony…
Bunia, 10 February 2020- A four-week basic computer training session for Ituri’s youths organized by the MONUSCO Bangladeshi contingent, in coordination with the local government took place this month. A graduation ceremony…
The sentencing of 28 militia members on Friday in the Central African Republic (CAR) for an array of violent crimes, including the murder of civilians as well as 10 UN peacekeepers, has been hailed as a major step forward in…
08 February 2020 Remarks at the “She Stands for Peace” book launch António Guterres Dear Friends, Twenty years ago, thanks to the advocacy of women peacebuilders and particularly those in Africa, the United Nations Security…
1 - 7 February 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. New York Launch of DPPA’s Multi-Year Appeal and Strategic Plan 2020-2022 Under…