"PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS"

Speaking at a press conference in Juba, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer, said delays in implementing the peace agreement, signed in 2018, risks delaying elections beyond the agreed three-year time frame. Fresh life needs to be urgently breathed into the peace process to avoid this outcome.UNMISS

In coordination with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) deployed a detachment of multinational force to Beirut in order to assist Lebanese authorities with their efforts to deal with the aftermath of the tragic 4 August explosions. UNIFIL

The World Food Programme (WFP) said humanitarian conditions in South Sudan are rapidly deteriorating as the spectre of hunger looms over the country with conflict, torrential rain and flooding disrupting people’s access to food. WFP

This site is the first of five under UN protection to be officially re-designated as an IDP camp under the sovereign control of the South Sudan government. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by the Jonglei State authorities and the UN Mission in South Sudan. It commits the government to providing protection and ensuring none of the 1900 residents remaining are forced to leave the site. A government delegation visited the site to reassure residents about the change in status. UNMISS

Somalia’s youth need to be change-makers and actively take part in politics, reconciliation, peace-building, elections and ongoing efforts to help develop their country – this was the main message stemming from a recent panel discussion which brought together more than 30 youth representing different parts of Somali society. UNSOM

21 September is annually commemorated worldwide as International Day of Peace. The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) joins hands with its partners in peace--the people of South Sudan--to bring voices advocating for a durable peace in the world’s newest country, which continues to suffer from conflict, death and displacement years after civil war ended. UNMISS

The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today marked the International Day of Peace during a ceremony at its headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon. UNIFIL

Ahead of the International Day of Peace, South Sudanese musician Simon Kero called on his country to “forget conflict and live in peace.” UNMISS

General Assembly concludes current Session, opens seventy-fifth.

Action for peacekeeping initiative making tangible progress in bolstering peace operations, Under-Secretary-General tells Security Council.