Every day, women working in UN Peacekeeping and Special Political Missions are doing their part to help build a better and more peaceful world. So, how do you join and get a job at a UN Mission? Find out more: http://careers.un.org https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/working-with-us https://dppa.un.org/en/employment… Read More
Press conference by Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), on the situation in the country. The Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, Nicholas Koumjian, said that since February 2021, when the country’s elected government was overthrown, “the number of crimes has unfortunately increased.” Briefing journalists in New York…… Read More
Ukraine’s president pledges to push for victory in 2023 as the war enters its second year with no end in sight. Kyiv’s Western allies pour cold water on China’s 12-point plan aimed at securing a “political settlement” to end the conflict. The United States announces a new $2bn package of military aid for Ukraine and…… Read More
United Nations – In a country where over 20 million people are estimated to be deficient in essential vitamins and minerals, eating small nutrient-rich fish can make a vital difference. UN Stories, Bangladesh: The Future of Small Fish… Read More
The United Nations has said that information it had gathered showed that the shots that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on May 11 was fired by Israeli forces. “All information we have gathered … is consistent with the finding that the shots that killed Abu Akleh and injured her colleague Ali Sammoudi came…… Read More
The open Security Council briefing will focus on the war’s effects on women, including the increased risks of conflict-related sexual violence and trafficking. The anticipated briefers are Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten and a civil society representative.… Read More
Statement by Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, the United Kingdom Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, along with Nobel Peace Laureate Nadia Murad and Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten (United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict) on accountability for conflict-related sexual violence…… Read More
High-level open debate on the theme “Conflict-related sexual violence: accountability as prevention – ending cycles of sexual violence in conflict” organized by the President of the Security Council for the month of April 2022, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. — In Security Council resolution 1820 (2008), conflict-related sexual violence was first…… Read More
The Security Council voted on Sunday to call for a rare emergency special session of the 193-member UN General Assembly on Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. Today is the final day of debate on the item. A vote on the draft resolution is expected after 1800 GMT. The measure convening the General Assembly session was…… Read More
** Warning this report contains distressing images from the start ** Are there crimes against humanity taking place in Myanmar? And is Aung San Suu Kyi turning a blind eye? Newsnight and BBC Our World’s joint investigation reveals the extent of the appalling treatment of the minority Rohingya Muslim community. Jonah Fisher has this report…… Read More