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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.

Zainab Gbala
Peace and Security

Zainab Gbla: The Peacekeeper who planted seeds of hope wins UN Woman Police Officer of the Year award

Chief 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.
Zainab Gbala
Peace and Security

Zainab Gbla: The Peacekeeper who planted seeds of hope wins UN Woman Police Officer of the Year award

Chief 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.
Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission
Peace and Security

ECOWAS at 50: Our focus remains peace, security and prosperity

Social Protection Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, says the body is stronger now than ever.
Residents of the Kanyaruchinya camp near Goma flee on Sunday - fighting has overwhelmed the capital of North Kivu province.
Peace and Security

Caught in the crossfire: The human toll of conflict in eastern DRC

DRC WFP calls for international intervention as displacement and hunger reach crisis levels.

Editor Picks

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

Army Spc. Angel Laureano holds a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine. Photo: Lisa Ferdinando
Health

Why AU should push for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines

A voter casts her vote.

Central Africans went to the polls

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Central Africa Republic Elections: Eight Questions for a First-Time ...

Central Africa Republic Elections: Eight Questions for a First-Time Voter

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An official processes voter ID cards, ahead of the ...

UN chief urges peaceful, credible elections in Central African Republic

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Two inhabitants of Niamey, the capital of Niger.

Niger: UN chief urges security forces to protect civilians during polls

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Secretary General welcomes release of school boys.

The Secretary-General welcomes the release of some of the abducted children in Nigeria

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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Nigeria

Chief Superintendent Catherine Ekwutosi Ugorji.

UN Woman Police Officer of the Year Award 2020 runner-up: Chief Superintendent Catherine Ugorji

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“Through both her words and actions, United Nations Police Officer Ugorji exemplifies the best of United Nations policing.”

Weapons destruction in the Central African Republic during the September Africa Amnesty Month.

#SilencingTheGuns: 7 African countries ramp up efforts to collect illegal firearms

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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.

The Flag of the United Nations.

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Uganda

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Women at a meeting held at the UN Women multipurpose centre in the Ngam refugee camp, Cameroon

Women around the globe share an immense stake in ending armed violence

Resolution 1325gender-based violence (GBV)

Our peace work should reflect that reality.

Chief Inspector Doreen Malambo, serving in the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has been selected

UN Woman Police Officer of the Year Award 2020 winner: Chief Inspector Doreen Malambo of Zambia

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— "I am working hard to stop gender-based violence."

Women in peacekeeping.

#PeaceIsMyMission: Celebrating women in peacekeeping

To mark 20 years of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security, we are celebrating women in peacekeeping globally. (#WPSin2020)

San Francisco Conference, 25 April - 26 June 1945

Four African countries at the founding of the UN in San Francisco in 1945

At the time of the historic conference, most African territories were still under colonial rule.