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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.
25 years on: Why peace needs women at the table
As conflicts surge and peacebuilding funds shrink, advocates warn that ignoring women’s role in peace processes risks making wars longer and peace more fragile.
80 years on, what has the UN done for the world?
The UN’s 80th anniversary highlights its role in shaping peace, security, development, and human rights since 1945. Expert Natalie Samarasinghe reflects on its achievements, from peacekeeping and eradicating smallpox to advancing women’s rights and driving the MDGs and SDGs.
A Poet’s Peace
Peace & Security
Nigerian artist becomes UN’s first Global Advocate for Peace.
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.
Editor Picks
UN peacekeepingChief Superintendent Zainab Gbla, a Sierra Leonean working with the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Abyei, is transforming lives in one of Africa's most fragile regions.
UN peacekeepingGhanaSquadron Leader Sharon Syme of Ghana is the 2024 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award winner.
Social ProtectionDr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, says the body is stronger now than ever.
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an exclusive interview, the Sierra Leonean President maintains that the Security Council’s current configuration is outdated and does not adequately serve Africa’s interests.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.
The 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.