When Home Is No Longer Safe: A Family’s Return in Sudan In many parts of Sudan, families returning home after conflict face a hidden danger: explosive hazards. During fighting, explosive items can fall into residential areas without detonating. Long after the violence stops, these items remain a serious threat to civilians. For families trying to rebuild their lives, these hidden hazards can turn homes, parks, and neighborhoods into dangerous…
As we enter April, we commemorate the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action (IMAD). Since its inception in 1997, UNMAS has responded to conflicts across the world, working to mitigate the impact of explosive ordnance on communities. Since establishing a programme in the OPT in 2009, UNMAS has worked with partners and local communities to minimize explosive risks and support peace. Throughout this period UNMAS has…
The world marks the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on 4 April, reaffirming the essential role mine action plays in securing peace, enabling recovery, and driving sustainable development. This year’s global theme, “Invest in Peace, Invest in Mine Action,” highlights a fundamental truth: peace cannot be sustained where landmines, cluster munition remnants, and other explosive ordnance continue to endanger…
New York, 1 April 2026 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) has published a digital exhibition titled Signs of Safety. The exhibition aims to highlight the universal and indiscriminate risks posed by explosive ordnance, how these threats are perceived by children across the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Sudan, and Syriat, and the key role that affected communities play in championing safety messaging. With the International Day for…
Dear Colleagues, As part of UNTSO’s continued commitment to climate action and sustainable development, and in recognition of the importance of leading by example, UNTSO joined the Secretary-General in observing Earth Hour 2026, as in previous years. Accordingly, non-essential lights at UNTSO Headquarters in Jerusalem were switched off in observance of Earth Hour on Saturday, 28 March 2026, from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. This collective effort highlights…
Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari Remarks to the Security Council on the situation in Lebanon New York, 31 March 2026 Mister President, Amid the wider escalation across the Middle East, the situation in Lebanon continues to deteriorate drastically. Since the last emergency meeting of this Council on Lebanon on 11 March, and the closed consultations held on 17 March, Hizbullah and Israel have both expanded the scale and scope of their…
The killing of three UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon in the past two days has highlighted the grave dangers for the 10,000 military personnel who make up the bulk of UNIFIL, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon – and for the communities caught up in intense clashes between the Israeli military and Hezbollah fighters. “It's extremely volatile, extremely dangerous, and you know, we see the situation for us as peacekeepers, also for the civilians who…
Invest in Peace; Invest in Mine Action The world marks the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on 4 April, reaffirming the essential role mine action plays in securing peace, enabling recovery, and driving sustainable development. This year’s global theme, “Invest in Peace, Invest in Mine Action,” highlights a fundamental truth: peace cannot be sustained where landmines, cluster munition remnants, and other…
Opposition and Government forces move to training site in Western Equatoria Ululation, dancing and singing marked the start of a long journey for opposition troops as they headed to a training site in Western Equatoria to…
Construction has begun on the first secondary school in the Kuron peace village in Kapoeta as part of a special project funded by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to support the peace process. “It is our hope that…
A project to construct a new courthouse in Twic will help improve access to justice for more than 100,000 people living in the area. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has broken ground on the project to build a six…
KUNDUZ - The crucial role that youth can play in promoting peace, security and stability in Afghanistan was reinforced at UN-backed events in the northeast through 2019, enabling hundreds of young people to make their voices…
The Regional Service Centre Entebbe has no client queries pending over 30 days. This declaration was made by The Chief Client Service Delivery Pillar (CSDP), Ms Benta Aseto at the regular User Group VTC Meeting in the Kofi…
Opposition and Government forces move to training site in Western Equatoria Ululation, dancing and singing marked the start of a long journey for opposition troops as they headed to a training site in Western Equatoria to…
Port-au-Prince, February 1, 2020 - The Core Group (composed of the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations, the Ambassadors of Brazil, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Spain, and the…
Mogadishu – Over one hundred participants from Benadir Region joined today the inaugural consultative meeting on the constitutional review process, organized by the federal Ministry of Constitutional Affairs (MoCA). The three…
UN Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake speaking at the launch of South Sudan's first ever State of the Youth Report. “I have been to some of the places with the worst humanitarian conditions in the world, but even there the…
UNMISS workshop in Eastern Equatoria building leadership skills among young women. “We are empowered. We don’t have to be silent. We must move to educate people about the possible causes of conflict and suggest solutions for…
25 - 31 January 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Washington, D.C. The Future of Multilateral Peacebuilding Under-Secretary-General…
The first Workshop on Information Technology Needs of UN Police took place at the UN Information and Communications Technology Facility of Valencia, Spain on 20 and 21 January 2020. Organized by the Police Division of the…