After wide consultation, the Secretary-General releases his report on the review of all forms of UN peace operations , including peacekeeping operations and special political missions. The review calls for a reset in how we…

Major Abhilasha Barak of India has been named the 2025 Military Gender Advocate of the Year. Serving with UNIFIL in Lebanon, she led the mission's highest number of gender-focused field activities, supporting more than 5,000…

Inspector Stephanie Königs of Germany is the 2025 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year. Serving as a Patrol Team Leader with the peacekeeping mission in South Sudan’s police component, Inspector Königs plays a key…

Ukrainian peacekeeper Sergii Prykhodko and Uruguayan peacekeeper Sergeant Matias Reyes are honoured with the Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage during the International Day of UN Peacekeepers commemorations…

UN Peacekeeping is one of the international community’s most effective tools to respond to conflict. But it is facing significant reductions in political support and resources. Today, more than 50,000 civilians, military, and…

Below is the message by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the International Day of Peacekeepers. "Right now, more than 50,000 UN peacekeepers are deployed across the globe protecting civilian lives…

With their new, specialized personal protective equipment, Zambian women peacekeepers serving with MINUSCA, the UN mission in the Central African Republic, are able to carry out their mandated tasks more comfortably and…

During a wide-ranging visit to Bunia in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UN Global Peace Advocate Maryam Bukar Hassan, aka alhanislam, took part in a patrol by the Bangladeshi contingent of the UN mission, MONUSCO…