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Peacekeeping is a lifesaving tool and a smart investment – top...

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Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the top man in the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping hierarchy, used the example of what is now Namibia (formerly South West Africa)...

UN Peacekeeping Ministerial underway in Germany

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Around a thousand delegates are currently in Munich, Germany, for the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Ministerial working to shape a more agile, intelligent and...

Humanitarian disaster looming in eastern DR Congo

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Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), particularly Goma and surrounds, is facing a worsening humanitarian situation with stocks of critical supplies dwindling and medical...

UN confirms Rwandan troops in Goma

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Jean-Pierre Lacroix, United Nations (UN) Chief of Peace Operations, confirmed during a briefing yesterday (Monday, 27 January) Rwandan troops are supporting M23 rebels in...

Peacekeeping challenges grow, more resources needed, UNSC hears

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The dynamics of peacekeeping have grown to incorporate transnational organised crime, illegal resource exploitation, climate change impacts, a proliferation of cheap weaponised technology and...

Senior UN peacekeeping official meets SADC Executive Secretary

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While in Africa, United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary General for peace operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix met Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary Elias Magosi with...

UN support for SAMIDRC under discussion

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The M23 rebel group continues its offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with the United Nations’ (UN’s) senior peacekeeping official during a...

Senior UN peacekeeper in DR Congo

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Top United Nations (UN) peacekeeping official Jean-Pierre Lacroix is presently in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for a series of meetings related to...

“Climate of division” affecting UN African peacekeeping

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United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions in sub-Saharan Africa operate under more challenging political and security conditions due to multiple crises and what Head of...

Leaders set to tackle growing conflict challenges at UN Peacekeeping Ministerial

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December sees the world’s peacekeeping community gather in Africa for the first time to be part of the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Ministerial in...

Support for peacekeepers more necessary than ever top UN official says

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An example of what peacekeeping means to people affected by conflict comes from troubled South Sudan where a recent survey had 80% of respondents...

Top UN peacekeeping official says MONUSCO not leaving DR Congo

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MONUSCO will not leave the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the lurch and will continue efforts to ensure elections planned for 2023 go...

Progress on UN Action for Peacekeeping

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Three years since the UN Secretary-General launched his Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) initiative to strengthen peacekeeping operations internationally there has been “significant progress but...

UN peacekeeping chief concerned about Malian insecurity

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After commending the "overall peaceful" climate in which the Malian elections were held in July, the United Nations peacekeeping chief said last...

UN peacekeeping chief on challenges ahead

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United Nations peacekeeping remains one of the most effective tools to respond to today's challenges of global peace and security writes Jean-Pierre...

UN peacekeeping chief on challenges ahead

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United Nations peacekeeping remains one of the most effective tools to respond to today's challenges of global peace and security writes Jean-Pierre...

New head of UN peacekeeping operations named

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres named a new head of UN peacekeeping operations and retained three senior officials as part of his...