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,

@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

At one of the highest @UN positions, blizzards and strong winds are the norm on Mount Hermon, where #peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (#UNDOF) operate at 2,800m. In these extreme conditions, peacekeepers recently rehearsed medical evacuation procedures.