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The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNOAU, Ms. Hanna Tetteh delivered a keynote address at the 2019 International Women's Day briefing organized by the Institute for Peace and Security Studies…
SRSG David Shearer briefs the UN Security Council on the situation in South Sudan. Madam President, Members of the Council It is my pleasure to be with you here today. There have been considerable developments in South Sudan…
'Why are we not there yet?' SRSG Tetteh delivering keynote address at the 2019 IPSS Briefing on International Women's Day
In marking this year's International Women's Day, the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) organized a briefing session titled 'The Role of Women in Peacemaking and Peacebuilding in Africa'. The Special…
South Sudanese women being in the foreground is shamefully rare. “You should just stand up for your rights. It is something that is yours, so you have to go get them.” This is the rallying cry of university student, Mary…
- Human Rights
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, I would like to honour the generations of women and girls who have transformed our societies by defending human rights and demanding equality – often in the face of daunting…
- Feature Stories
Fifty years have elapsed since Somalia held its last one-person, one-vote election, and that extended drought of democracy was the main motivation of Aziza Ali when she joined the United Nations Integrated Electoral Support…
South Sudanese women being in the foreground is shamefully rare.
“You should just stand up for your rights. It is something that is yours, so you have to go get them.” This is the rallying cry of university student, Mary Faida, as she calls on fellow South Sudanese women to fight for…
Mogadishu 8, March 2019 – A joint delegation from the African Union and the United Nations is in Somalia to assess progress made in implementing the Somalia Transition Plan whose key objective is the transfer of security…
Mogadishu – The United Nations Communications Group in Somalia marks International Women’s Day by saluting the women of Somalia for their robust contribution to peace-building, reconciliation and the promotion of gender…
- Top Stories
Gender equality and women’s rights are fundamental to global progress on peace and security, human rights and sustainable development. We can only re-establish trust in institutions, rebuild global solidarity and reap the…