UN News interviews the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, during the first-ever Conference for Women Peacekeepers on the theme "Women in Peacekeeping: A Global South Perspective" in New Delhi…

Peacekeepers serve in missions all over the globe, often in dangerous and challenging circumstances away from their families and partners. Listen to the heartfelt messages they shared this Valentine's Day.

One of the main examples of successful stabilization by the UN comes from Timor-Leste, a context that was marked by 24 years of conflict during the Indonesian occupation and violent internal crises after independence. With…

Jean Pierre Lacroix, the USG for Peace Operations will be traveling to the Syrian Arab Republic where he will meet with the relevant caretaker authorities as well as UN Peacekeepers serving in UNDOF, including UNTSO military…

Video message by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on Paternity and Child Support to Children Born Out of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.

Agnes’s story is one of resilience, pain, and hope. After losing everything to a volcanic eruption in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2002, she was left to raise a child alone—abandoned by a UN peacekeeper…

In an interview with the Spokesperson of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African (MINUSCA), Mr. Lacroix emphasizes the achievements made by MINUSCA over the past decade.

In South Sudan, climate change-related seasonal weather patterns and extreme droughts and flooding are exacerbating existing local conflict dynamics. Assessing the impact of climate, peace and security on conflict dynamics is…

Like all children, kids in South Sudan love to play and explore their surroundings. But in a country scarred by conflict, hidden explosives turn innocent curiosity into a deadly risk. UN Mine Action Service ( UNMAS) Field…

This UNMIK film accompanies Shpresa, whose name means ‘hope’, through a life-defining moment where she is confronted with an adult reality in a child’s world; pitting traditions and family against individual hopes and dreams…

This is a story of new versus old, the search for identity, and of growing pains. Short of owning property, women in Kosovo are often treated as property – with almost 70 per cent of Kosovo women saying they have experienced…

This video briefly outlines the Mental Health Strategy for UN Uniformed Personnel. It describes how the strategy's digital platform, the UN’s MindCompanion, brings 24/7 support and access to Mental Health resources within…