The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus @UN in Cyprus is one of the longest-running UN peacekeeping missions. It supports peace and stability along the UN-administered buffer zone, which stretches approximately 180 kilometers across the island, with Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities living on either side. As his tenure comes to an end, Major General Erdenebat Batsuuri, Force Commander of UNFICYP, reflects on his experience leading the mission, its engagement with communities,

Peacekeepers include military, police & civilian personnel. Want to become a #peacekeeper? Visit peacekeeping.un.org to learn how! 🕊🇺🇳 #fyp

The @UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is alarmed by surging violence in Abiemnom, Ruweng Administrative Area, in the past 48 hours. According to #UNMISS, a group of armed youth stormed the #Abiemnom county headquarters on Sunday, March 1st morning, wounding at least 23 people. As tensions spiralled, #peacekeepers opened their gates and are now sheltering more than 1,000 civilians inside their base, while providing emergency medical care for the injured. The Mission is gravely concerned by repo

@UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon report growing civilian displacement as renewed violence intensifies along the Blue Line, which separates #Lebanon from #Israel. According to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (@UNIFIL Peacekeepers), families have been leaving conflict-affected areas in large numbers as airstrikes and exchanges of fire continue. The Mission warns the situation remains 'very fragile' and risks 'spiralling out of control unless the fighting stops. #UNIFIL #UnitedNations