In Focus
Peace and Security
This beat covers conflict resolution, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding activities; women’s involvement in peace and security; and efforts by individuals and governments to finally ‘Silence the Guns’ in Africa.
Caught in the crossfire: The human toll of conflict in eastern DRC
Major-General Anita Asmah of Ghana appointed as UN’s first African woman Force Commander
Making the ‘Pact for the Future’ a Pact for Peace
Maada Bio makes Africa’s strong case for reforms of the UN Security Council
Editor Picks
“Through both her words and actions, United Nations Police Officer Ugorji exemplifies the best of United Nations policing.”
Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia and Kenya participated in the AU's Africa Amnesty Month in September.
To mark 20 years of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security, we are celebrating women in peacekeeping globally. (#WPSin2020)
At the time of the historic conference, most African territories were still under colonial rule.
The African Peer Review Mechanism and the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa call for greater inclusion of women in peace and security processes
In our world today, we have one common enemy: COVID-19. Now is the time for a stepped-up push for peace to achieve a global ceasefire — UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
