UPPER NILE – It’s a little after 8:00 am in Bentiu, but the temperature is already above 32 degrees Celsius. In bulletproof vests and helmets, a team of 23 peacekeepers from Mongolia serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan listen attentively as Captain Bilguun Mandakhbayar briefs them about the mission they are about to undertake. He tries to keep it light and positive, because the journey will not be. Their mission is to drive up…
Rocrocdong – Climate shocks have costs beyond their direct visible impact as it is the case in places such as Bentiu, where flooding has forced communities to abandon their now-submerged villages and find what is likely to be permanent sanctuary in specially protected areas. In Western Bahr El Ghazal, increased deforestation had a more indirect impact, forcing cattle keepers to explore new routes during the migration season, with their journeys…
Bogotá, 6 March 2026. The Government of Japan announced a contribution of USD 4.5 million to support mine action efforts in Colombia through the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS). This support will help strengthen the country’s institutional and operational capacities to address contamination from anti-personnel mines and other explosive devices in areas most affected by the armed conflict. The cooperation was formalized during a note…
New York / Brussels, 23 April 2026 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Sudan has received new funding from the European Commission’s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) to support mine action activities aimed at improving civilian safety, humanitarian access, and early recovery in conflict-affected areas of Sudan. The €3 million contribution will support the implementation of the 18-month project “Rebuilding Sudan: Mine…
Today, Special Representative of the Secretary General, Hanna Tetteh, briefed the UN Security Council on the latest developments in Libya from Tripoli.
22 April 2026 – As part of his continuing regional engagements, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded today a visit to Muscat, where he met with senior Omani officials to discuss the way forward for Yemen’s peace process amid evolving regional dynamics. The Special Envoy highlighted Oman’s crucial role in supporting dialogue and underscored the importance of regional support for the UN mediation process. The Special Envoy also…
TRIPOLI – For their third session: members of the Structured Dialogue’s Governance Track met for four days during April 13-16 to develop recommendations on unifying and strengthening the governance framework in Libya and identifying a path to inclusive elections. Members discussed ways to strengthen the constitutional and executive governance to overcome the current political bottleneck as well as local governance. Deputy Special Representative…
A new hybrid solar project has come to life in Torit, South Sudan, with the launch, last Thursday, of a newly built Green Energy Power Station at the base of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). An enthusiastic…
Across South Sudan, many young people are fighting over ethnic differences. But dozens of teenagers from different tribes have come together in Yambio, united by a shared passion for learning and sharing knowledge with others…
As part of his farewell visits with the Lebanese authorities, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Michael Beary, met today in Beirut with President Michel Aoun and other high-ranking officials. In…
KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan condemns yesterday’s attack outside Kabul’s airport that initial findings indicate killed and injured scores of civilians. The suicide attack took place among a crowd gathered…
Addressing an audience of senior journalists and civil society representatives in Mogadishu, the United Nations envoy to Somalia today highlighted the important role played by its media and reaffirmed the world body’s support…
Kananga, 20 July 2018 - MONUSCO/Kananga correction unit conducted riot, hostage-taking and evacuation simulation exercise at Kananga central prison. The whole central prison staff (security, intervention and training) in…
As part of his farewell visits with the Lebanese authorities, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Michael Beary, met today in Beirut with President Michel Aoun and other high-ranking officials. In…
Informal comments to the media by H.E Mr. Olof Skoog, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations and the President of the Security Council for the month of July, on the situation in Lebanon, Ethiopia, Eritrea…
In the Territorial Area of Training and Reintegration – TATR of Filipinas, Arauca, 56 former FARC combatants carry out a productive project from the Sacha Inchi´s fruit that seeks to establish a self-sustaining business model…
Victims, FARC-EP, AUC and ELN ex-combatants, members of the Security Public Forces, community, film directors, artists, and Colombian professional football, lived the reconciliation through a friendly match in Dabeiba…
UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea organized a “Design Day” event under the theme “Integration Between Korean and Lebanese Cultures,” in partnership with the Lebanese International University (LIU) in Tyre…
UNIFIL’s Spanish peacekeepers carry out a 36-hour patrol, together with the Lebanese Armed Forces, in south-east Lebanon | 14 June 2018 | UNIFIL Photo / Corporal Carlos Melgar UNIFIL peacekeepers recently started a series of…