UN Secretary-General António Guterres paid tribute to Indonesian peacekeepers on Monday, laying a wreath in honour of four ...

Peace takes root when people can resolve disputes without violence, have a voice in decisions that affect them and trust the institutions that serve them. UN peacekeepers work alongside communities, ...

United Nations peace operations are the leading international partner of national institutions implementing disarmament, demobilization and reintegration initiatives, designing context-specific ...

Government-provided personnel (GPP) are individuals nominated by their governments to serve with United Nations peace operations. Justice and corrections GPP provide expertise that is generally only ...

UN Peacekeeping has evolved significantly as a tool of international crisis response and proven itself an essential instrument for global peace and security over the past 75 years. UN peacekeeping ...

UN Peacekeeping works closely with UN Member States and other partners to ensure its police and troops are trained and equipped to advance peace in some of the world’s most challenging environments.

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.

Recalling all its previous resolutions on Lebanon, in particular resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978), 1559 (2004) and 1701 (2006), Reaffirming its commitment to the full implementation of all ...

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 ...

United Nations peacekeepers come from diverse cultures and speak different languages, but share a common purpose: the protection of vulnerable communities and the provision of support to countries ...

This backgrounder was written by Lesley Myers, Editor for UN peacekeeping’s Strategic Communications team. Lesley is a political analyst and strategic planner with over 15 years’ experience in ...

The UN Security Council met in New York for its annual open debate on women, peace and security, in line with a 25-year-old resolution. The Secretary-General’s most recent report on the issue shows ...