"DEPARTMENT OF PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS - DPKO"

From conducting patrols, to providing medical assistance and interacting with the communities, women are critical to United Nations Peacekeeping. UNIFEED

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council that Sudan “is at a historic crossroads" and Council members have “a unique opportunity to support the authorities in ending the conflicts that have plagued the country for years.” UNIFEED

On World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations Staff Union hosted a wreath-laying ceremony in remembrance of the UN personnel who lost their lives in the 2003 bombing of the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq.

A joint high-level UN - EU delegation led by the UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Deputy Secretary General of the EU Pedro Serrano is visiting Mali to take stock of progress made in the implementation of the peace agreement and help identify new pathways for sustainable peace. MINUSMA

Speakers highlight efforts in Sahel and partnerships with regional organizations, as General Assembly considers annual reports of Peacebuilding Commission and Fund at 81st plenary.

Speakers highlight efforts in Sahel and partnerships with regional organizations, as General Assembly considers annual reports of Peacebuilding Commission and Fund at 82nd plenary.

Launching the ACT to Protect campaign, the United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, said consensus tools such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child “could not bring the change we need if they are not followed by tangible actions for the children who need it the most.” UNIFEED

The top United Nations peacekeeping official today expressed hope for an inclusive dialogue to address key issues in the Central African Republic. MINUSCA

In an effort to relaunch the dialogue between the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and armed groups under the auspices of the African Union (AU) initiative, peacekeeping chief Jean Pierre Lacroix, and AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, Smail Chergui met with President Faustin Archange Touadéra and members of his government. MINUSCA

The head of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, arrived in Bangui on Tuesday, 8 January. With the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, Smail Chergui, and other diplomats, he plans to relaunch the dialogue between the Central African Government and the armed groups under the auspices of the African Union Initiative. MINUSCA