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- Women, Peace and Security (WPS)
Elsie Initiative Fund opens new call for proposals to advance inclusive peacekeeping
New York – 09 October 2025 – The Elsie Initiative Fund for Uniformed Women in Peace Operations (EIF) today launched its Fourth Programming Round at the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Headquarters, providing a new opportunity for Member States and UN…
- Justice and Corrections Institutions
Olukemi Ibikunle of Nigeria wins the 2025 United Nations Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers
New York, 8 October 2025 – The United Nations Department of Peace Operations has announced that Olukemi Ibikunle, a corrections officer from Nigeria serving with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), has won the third United Nations…
- Press Releases
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on additional UN Personnel arbitrarily detained by Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen
The Secretary-General strongly condemns the continued arbitrary detentions of its personnel and its partners, as well as the ongoing unlawful seizure of UN premises and assets in areas under Houthi control. Most recently, the Houthi de facto authorities detained nine additional UN personnel…
4th R-JMEC Extraordinary Plenary Meeting - Statement by Ms. Anita Kiki Gbeho, Officer in Charge, SRSG and DSRSG-Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator
[AS DELIVERED] Thank you for the opportunity to address this plenary session. Allow me to introduce Mr. Graham Maitland, the Acting Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (Political). The resumption of this forum is critical to renewing our collective focus on the Revitalized Peace…
- Special Coordinator
UN Special Coordinator Visits Adyan Foundation
United Nations Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert visited the Adyan Foundation in Beirut to participate in a roundtable discussion with religious leaders, who shared their experiences and lessons learned on bridging sectarian divides, promoting acceptance and tolerance built on common…
UNIFIL statement on recent IDF grenade attacks near peacekeepers and Lebanese soldiers (3 October 2025)
Yesterday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) dropped grenades near peacekeepers working alongside Lebanese soldiers to provide security for civilian workers in Maroun ar-Ras. The workers were trying to clear the ruins of homes destroyed due to the war. Around 11:30 am, peacekeepers at two different…
MONUSCO condemns escalation of violence in Ituri and reaffirms commitment to protection of civilians
Kinshasa, 3 October 2025 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) strongly condemns the resurgence of violence on 2 October in Djugu territory, Ituri Province, which resulted in the deaths of more than thirteen individuals, including…
The full implementation of the Peace Agreement is essential to building a more peaceful and secure nation
The United Nations Secretary-General highlights the importance of the first restorative sentences of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, und
- Press Releases
UNAMA calls on de facto authorities to urgently restore internet, telecommunications access in Afghanistan
KABUL, 30 – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) calls on Afghanistan’s de facto Taliban authorities to immediately and fully restore nationwide Internet and telecommunications access. The cut in access has left Afghanistan almost completely cut off from the outside world…
INFORMATION NOTE: UNMISS-supported mobile court begins in Bentiu following the appointment of permanent judges
BENTIU/JUBA – Following the appointment of a high court judge and a first-grade judge to Bentiu, Unity state, by the Judiciary of South Sudan, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is supporting the deployment of a mobile court here. These judges have been appointed after a 12-year…