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Refugees participating in a community dialogue forum within the Dadaab refugee-hosting area.
Peace and Security

Human rights in humanitarian action

Peace & Security UN Human Rights project transforms refugee camps into communities
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Peace and Security

Three years of war in Sudan: A crisis the world can’t ignore

Peace and Security Three years into the war in Sudan, survivors and human rights defenders are struggling to respond to overwhelming needs amid widespread violence, displacement, and limited global attention. As horrific violations and abuses intensify and those documenting them become targets, calls for accountability and sustained international engagement grow more urgent.
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Peace and Security

Not My Words — The Actor Who Carries the Voice of Genocide

Peace & Security
Kwibuka 32
Peace and Security

At Kwibuka 32: Reflection, Resilience, and Stories of Survival

Rwanda As the United Nations commemorates the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda we hear from survivors on their renewed purpose

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Bintou Keita (center), in her former capacity of UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, arrives at Kismayo airport. Bintou was on a five-day working visit.
Peace and Security

Bintou Keita | Why peace begins with people, not power

Zara Ellie, a dedicated mother and entrepreneur, leading the 'Hanoune' Savings and Internal Lending Community meeting in Koudoul, Chad, where members unite to foster financial growth and solidarity.
Peace and Security

Thriving societies need social cohesion, justice and inclusion — Ms. Nell Bolton

CRS staff addressing the community in Hashaba village, West Darfur, Sudan.
Peace and Security

Inclusive peacebuilding: Empowering women as agents of peace

Prof. David Francis
Peace and Security

As a UN Security Council member, Sierra Leone will promote peace, security and good governance in Africa

Major General Anita Asmah was appointed as the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF).

Major-General Anita Asmah of Ghana appointed as UN’s first African woman Force Commander

GhanaShe will lead UNDOF that is mandated with maintaining ceasefire between Israel and Syria.
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 79th session.

‘We won’t be silent as apartheid is perpetrated against others’ – South Africa

Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union.

Making the ‘Pact for the Future’ a Pact for Peace

peaceThe urgent need for collective action to safeguard peace in an increasingly volatile world.
A group of men.

Maada Bio makes Africa’s strong case for reforms of the UN Security Council

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.
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South Sudan: the world’s youngest nation at a crossroads

South SudanThirteen years since becoming an independent state, South Sudan faces profound humanitarian challenges.
Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja, Nigeria.

ECOWAS at 49: Successes in regional integration, despite emerging challenges

ECOWASInterview with Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security.
Philemon Yang of Cameroon, President-elect of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly.

Philemon Yang of Cameroon elected President of upcoming General Assembly session

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.
Philemon Yang of Cameroon, President-elect of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly.

Philemon Yang of Cameroon elected President of upcoming General Assembly session

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.
Maryam Bukar Hassan

Amplifying the message of peace through poetry

peacebuildingI use my voice to champion social justice, such as girl-child rights, maternal health, and peace
Colonel Ghislaine Léa Yangongo

Colonel Léa Yangongo: Inspiring women to join and thrive in the military in the Central African Republic

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Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio delivers the keynote address at the inaugural African regional conference on Autonomous Weapons Systems.

Unregulated Autonomous Weapons Systems pose risk to Africa

Sierra LeoneAmbassador Lansana Gberie of Sierra Leone warns of a new arms race that could divert important resources away from peacebuilding and sustainable development
Major Ahlem Douzi is presented with the United Nations Trailblazer Award by Chef de Cabinet Courtenay Rattray at a special ceremony.

Justice officer from DR Congo mission wins UN Trailblazer award

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).