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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.

It was just words until it wasn’t: A survivor’s call to counter hate speech before it’s too late

Peace & Security On the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, survivor Germaine Tuyisenge Müller reflects on how words fueled Rwanda’s darkest chapter—and why today’s growing wave of hate speech must be challenged with urgency, education, and empathy.
DRCWFP calls for international intervention as displacement and hunger reach crisis levels.
GhanaShe will lead UNDOF that is mandated with maintaining ceasefire between Israel and Syria.
peaceThe urgent need for collective action to safeguard peace in an increasingly volatile world.
Sierra LeoneIn an exclusive interview, the Sierra Leonean President maintains that the Security Council’s current configuration is outdated and does not adequately serve Africa’s interests.
South SudanThirteen years since becoming an independent state, South Sudan faces profound humanitarian challenges.
ECOWASInterview with Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security.
CameroonThe UN General Assembly on Thursday elected by acclamation Philemon Yang, former Prime Minister of Cameroon, President for its seventy-ninth session which gets underway in September.
peacebuildingI use my voice to champion social justice, such as girl-child rights, maternal health, and peace
Sierra LeoneAmbassador Lansana Gberie of Sierra Leone warns of a new arms race that could divert important resources away from peacebuilding and sustainable development
MONUSCOThe UN’s second Trailblazer award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers has gone to Major Ahlem Douzi, an officer with the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
peaceUN Assistant Secretary-General for the Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions, Alexandre Zouev, acknowledges progress amidst global tensions and challenges within countries
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It was just words until it wasn’t: A survivor’s call to counter hate speech before it’s too late