Tag: Security Council

Fragile ceasefire holds in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Uncategorized Editor - April 22, 2023

After months of fighting and rising tensions across the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the region is...

South Sudan faces ‘make or break’ year on road to lasting peace

Uncategorized Editor - March 10, 2023

South Sudan sits at a critical crossroad, with swift action needed to quell chronic intercommunal clashes, ramp up assistance...

Security Council press statement on the attack against MINUSMA

Uncategorized Editor - February 23, 2023

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack perpetrated against the United Nations Multidimensional...

United Nations mission signs new plan for election security in Central African Republic

Uncategorized Editor - February 17, 2023

The security plan represents “an essential tool” paving the way for the coming local elections, UN mission spokesperson Vladimir Monteiro said....

New grant gives boost to Zambian women peacekeepers

Gender & Inclusivity Editor - February 11, 2023

Zambia’s police force will get nearly $1 million to boost women’s participation in global peace operations, a UN Women-hosted...

UN official tells the Security Council about the ‘unprecedented’ insecurity in West Africa and the Sahel

Uncategorized Editor - January 13, 2023

Although West Africa and the Sahel continue to face unprecedented security challenges, it is still “a land of immense...

2022 year in review: As conflicts rage, international dialogue remains ‘the only hope’ for peace

Uncategorized Editor - December 31, 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine creating global upheaval, and war, conflict, and unrest blighting all parts of the world in...

Stronger action required to address changing dynamics of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

Policy & Governance Editor - November 27, 2022

Although the past decade has seen a steady decline in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, countries and their...

Efforts towards a common agenda for women

Gender & Inclusivity Editor - November 18, 2022

Since the coup of 2021, the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) has been providing a platform...

Ghana President calls for reform of the United Nations Security Council

Policy & Governance Editor - November 15, 2022

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has, once, again called for the reform of the Security...

UN refugee chief calls for greater focus on climate and conflict factors

Climate change Editor - November 4, 2022

Responses to climate change must also consider its link to both conflict and the displacement it causes, UN High...

UN Secretary-General urges for an end to fighting in Tigray amid a ‘staggering’ level of need

Uncategorized Editor - October 21, 2022

Fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia is “spiralling out of control”, and there is no military solution to...

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