In Ituri, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, protects thousands ...

Today’s world has no shortage of crises. War in Ukraine has returned large-scale interstate conflict to Europe. The Middle ...

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United Nations Peacekeeping began in 1948 when the Security Council authorized the deployment of UN military observers to the Middle East. The mission's role was to monitor the Armistice Agreement ...

Timely peacekeeping-intelligence allows peacekeepers to better protect civilians – and each other – in increasingly complex and dangerous environments. Peacekeeping missions are facing increasingly ...

While decisions about establishing, maintaining or expanding a peacekeeping operation are taken by the Security Council, the financing of UN Peacekeeping operations is the collective responsibility of ...

"Inclusive leadership means acknowledging whose voices have not been heard, in order to create space for those who have not yet claimed it for themselves." Bintou Keita is the Special Representative ...

A Serbian peacekeeper serving in Lebanon died early Thursday after mortar fire on his position near Marjayoun in the country’s southeast, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has announced.

This story was written by Naomi Miyashita and Gaëlle Sundelin. Ms. Miyashita is Team Leader of the Information Integrity Unit in the Department of Peace Operations and has served in various ...

The spectacular phenomenon of millions of antelope migrating across South Sudan has been revealed during the country's first comprehensive aerial wildlife survey. Once thought lost due to decades of ...

The International Day of UN Peacekeepers, marked every year on 29 May, is an opportunity to honour peacekeepers for their service and sacrifice. These women and men face real risks in the line of duty ...

A solemn farewell ceremony was held on Monday at the headquarters of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) to honour six Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in a drone attack on a UN logistics ...