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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

A member of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team brushes sand off a mortar shell during a demonstration held by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Many African nations are making progress in the rule of law

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
Panelist at the discussion on WPS.

Advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Women Peace and SecurityGhanaian women push for an increase and strengthening of the meaningful participation of women peacekeepers as they explore the WPS agenda.
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Sudan: Horrific violations and abuses as fighting spreads - report

SudanOHCHRSudan: New UN report details horrific violations and abuses by both sides as fighting spreads.
A mother and her children shelter at a camp for internally displaced people in Mogadishu, Somalia. (file)

UN committed to help Somalia deliver ‘for its people’

SomaliaSomalia remains resilient and strongly committed to state-building but more is needed to sustain the gains made in the fight against terrorist insurgency.
Sudan women

UN appeals for $4.1 billion in aid for war-torn Sudan and refugee-hosting countries

SudanUN Emergency Relief Coordinator urges global action as 25 million Sudanese in dire need of assistance amid escalating conflict.
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Pan-African Parliament President calls for peace and unity

ZimbabweWe want the Pan-African Parliament to be a parliament of the people
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.

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

peacebuildingIn Africa, Catholic Relief Services is helping communities to ‘address what divides them so they can find what unites them’ and together work towards transformational change
CRS staff addressing the community in Hashaba village, West Darfur, Sudan.

Inclusive peacebuilding: Empowering women as agents of peace

womenWe need the voices of women at the table, not as victims but as stakeholders in society
Elections in Liberia: UN-ECOWAS joint mission calls for peaceful electioneering period.

Elections in Liberia: UN-ECOWAS joint mission calls for peaceful electioneering period

LiberiaelectionsAll political actors urged to safeguard the hard-earned peace and national cohesion of the country
Prof. David Francis

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

Sierra Leone— says Foreign Minister David Francis
Soldiers from Burkina Faso during a military operation along the border with Mali and Niger.

Terrorism intensifying across Africa, exploiting instability and conflict

Sahelterrorism
Soldiers are more numerous than civilians in the Blue Nile state.

Resurgence of ethnic clashes in Sudan’s Blue Nile region triggers death and destruction

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