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United Nations Announces 2025 Recipients of Top Military and Police Peacekeeping Awards
New York, 28 May 2026 - The United Nations has announced the 2025 recipients of its Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award and Woman Police Officer of the Year Award. Major Abhilasha Barak of India will receive the Military Gender Advocate Award and Inspector Stephanie Königs of Germany will…
Two Peacekeepers to be Honoured with UN Peacekeeping’s Highest Award
UN Secretary-General to honour two peacekeepers with the Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage. NEW YORK, 28 May 2026 - The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will award the Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage to the late Sergii Prykhodko of Ukraine and…
Press release on the International Day of UN Peacekeepers
International Day of UN Peacekeepers highlights the urgent need to invest in peace UN Secretary-General to honour fallen peacekeepers and bestow the Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage, Woman Police Officer and Military Gender Advocate of the Year Awards The International Day of…
UNSMIL warns against escalation in Zawiya and calls for restraint ahead of Eid Al-Adha
TRIPOLI — The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expresses deep concern over reports of continued mobilization of armed formations along with the alarming continuation of assassination incidents in Zawiya and surrounding areas, which risk triggering a new round of violence and further…
Remarks by Anita Kiki Gbeho, Secretary-General's Special Representative and Head of UNMISS at a press conference in Juba
[NEAR VERBATIM] Thank you for joining me and welcome to everyone listening on Radio Miraya. It’s a pleasure to speak with you in my new role as Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. I would like to begin by paying tribute to my…
MONUSCO reaffirms its support to the Ebola response in the DRC
Kinshasa, May 17, 2026 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) reaffirms its support to the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO), and all partners involved in the response to the…
Peacekeepers gather in remembrance of fallen colleagues
UNIFIL peacekeepers continue to work in a challenging environment in southern Lebanon, facing movement constraints and ongoing security risks while carrying out their mandate under UN Security Council resolution 1701. Since renewed hostilities began on 2 March 2026, six peacekeepers have been killed…
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Note to Correspondents on the extension of the cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel
The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of a 45-day extension of the cessation of hostilities, which followed talks between Israel and Lebanon facilitated by the United States. He reaffirms the support of the United Nations to all efforts to end hostilities and alleviate the suffering of…
UNIFIL statement (13 May 2026)
UNIFIL is increasingly concerned about the activities of Hizbullah members and Israeli soldiers near UN positions, including the increased use of drones, which has resulted in explosions in and around our bases and put peacekeepers at risk. On Monday 11 May between 5 and 5:30 pm three presumed…