We’re often ‘building bridges’ for peace in the communities we serve, but sometimes we build actual bridges too. Here Brazilian members of our peacekeeping mission in Haiti, MINUSTAH, help assemble a bridge to improve access to a village north of Port-au-Prince. #working4peace
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#HurricaneIrma is moving west over the Caribbean and Haiti is e️xpected to be one of the affected areas.
Despite the ongoing withdrawal of our peacekeepers in the country due to its upcoming closure, our UN peacekeeping mission (MINUSTAH) has joined our humanitarian colleagues in their preparedness efforts. The Mission deployed units and engineering capabilities to Saint-Marc to be ready to open main roads to the north of the country, and both military and police officers are ready to be deployed in support of the Police Nationale d'Haiti - PNH.
The United Nations Country Team is fully supporting the CDEMA - Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency and Haitian authorities, and OCHA Haiti has already deployed staff to the northern parts of the country.

Brazilian female peacekeeper wins United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award

A Brazilian peacekeeper serving in the Central African Republic has been selected to receive the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award.
Read the story on: https://medium.com/unpeacekeeping/brazilian-female-peacekeeper-wins-united-nations-military-gender-advocate-of-the-year-award-5905f4399526
Building Peace in Societies Affected by Small Arms

From children living in fear of cattle rustlers in South Sudan to families fleeing violent armed groups in the Central African Republic, trafficked small arms are devastating livelihoods and displacing communities.
We are working to save lives & build a safer, more secure world by helping prevent armed conflict & mitigating its impact. On the ground, our peace operations are deepening their support to governments on small arms control.
https://medium.com/unpeacekeeping/building-peace-in-societies-affected-by-small-arms-160c2b9f08e9
Address to the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial

Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), addressed the 2019 United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial meeting on the theme of “Uniformed Capabilities, Performance and Protection”.
Read the speech on: https://medium.com/unpeacekeeping/angelina-jolie-unhcr-special-envoy-speaks-at-un-peacekeeping-ministerial-4d08674ffcea
Can Data Save U.N. Peacekeeping?

Does international peacekeeping protect civilians caught up in civil wars? Do the 16,000 United Nations peacekeepers deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo actually save lives, and if so how many? Did the 9,000 patrols conducted by the U.N. Mission in South Sudan in the past three months protect civilians there?
Read the story on: https://medium.com/unpeacekeeping/can-data-save-u-n-peacekeeping-37b063bbacb9
Gender equality and women’s rights are fundamental to global progress on peace and security

Gender equality and women’s rights are fundamental to global progress on peace and security, human rights and sustainable development. We can only re-establish trust in institutions, rebuild global solidarity and reap the benefits of diverse perspectives by challenging historic injustices and promoting the rights and dignity of all.
Read the story on: https://medium.com/unpeacekeeping/gender-equality-and-womens-rights-are-fundamental-to-global-progress-on-peace-and-security-a991757942dc
20 Years of Prioritizing the Protection of Civilians

“There should be no mistake. Promoting the protection of civilians in armed conflict is no sideshow to the [Security] Council’s mandate for ensuring international peace and security; it is central to it. The ultimate aim of the Council’s work is to safeguard the security of the world’s people, not just the States in which they live. Clearly, faced with the disproportionate toll that modern conflict takes on civilians, the protection of individuals should be a primary consideration in the Council’s activities.”
Read the story on: https://medium.com/unpeacekeeping/20-years-of-prioritizing-the-protection-of-civilians-90a2471399ca
UN’s Radio Okapi sets gender equality standards for media in DR Congo

Women are rarely given centre stage in the political arena of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Gender specialists within the country’s UN peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) calculated that women typically receive less than 10% of all air time. In an attempt to carve out a space for women’s equal political participation, MONUSCO’s gender affairs team launched an initiative with Radio Okapi that brought Congolese women into the studio and on the air throughout the 2018 national elections. Through this concerted effort, participation of women in two of its most important political programmes increased to more than 50% and reached an astonishing 93% in another of the station’s weekly broadcasts. Listeners were thrilled.
Read the story on: https://medium.com/unpeacekeeping/uns-radio-okapi-sets-gender-equality-standards-for-media-in-dr-congo-9c53f6346bbd
Strengthening the Rule of Law and Protection of Civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Recent peacekeeping missions have proved that supporting the fight against impunity and strengthening the justice sector are effective in engaging politically with stakeholders, not only in post-conflict settings, but also during conflicts. This lays the foundation of a more sustainable peace even before it is achieved.
Read the story on: https://medium.com/unpeacekeeping/strengthening-the-rule-of-law-and-protection-of-civilians-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-36f7f987c350
Volunteering for peace

Volunteerism is all about efforts towards improving the life of others and leaving a place in a better condition than it was found. More than one billion people volunteer each year around the world, at home or abroad, including with the United Nations.
Read the story on: https://medium.com/unpeacekeeping/volunteering-for-peace-2c908637a408


