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Yirley Velasco is the legal representative of Asociación Mujeres Sembrando Vida, which supports women victims of sexual violence in Montes de María. She, who was a victim of sexual violence in the massacre of El Salado, says…
Honouring the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is both a day of recognition and an urgent call to action. Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life in every society. It…
Yarledys Olaya is indigenous. She is 38 years old. She joined the FARC when she was very young, and remained there for 21 years. Today she is the president of the Community Action Board of what is now the Tierra Grata village…
On 21 March 2022, MINURSO organized a farewell military parade in honor of the outgoing Force Commander Major General Zia Ur Rehman (Pakistan) who leaves MINURSO having served during a remarkable three years. The Ceremony…
UNIFIL today marked the 44th anniversary of the UN mission’s establishment with its head and Force Commander, Major General Aroldo Lázaro, calling on the parties to make “meaningful steps” towards a sustainable peace…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara and Head of MINURSO, Alexander Ivanko, visited the Tindouf Liaison Office on 17 March 2022. At the TMLO, he met with representatives of UN Agencies, funds…
The power of sport to unite people was in full display at a friendly football match between a local girls' team and a lineup of elderly men, as 4,000 onlookers cheered on and enjoyed a joyous afternoon in conflict-ridden…
The power of sport to unite people was in full display at a friendly football match between a local girls' team and a lineup of elderly men, as 4,000 onlookers cheered on and enjoyed a joyous afternoon in conflict-ridden Tambura, Western Equatoria. Photo by Phillip Mbugo/UNMISS
WESTERN EQUATORIA – Happiness has been in short supply across the greater Tambura region of South Sudan’s Western Equatoria state. In June 2021, violence erupted here, killing many and displacing tens of thousands. Since then…
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The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is both a day of recognition and an urgent call to action. Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life in every society. It…
Geir O. Pedersen, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, briefs the before the opening of the Syrian Constitutional Committee. UN Photo by Violaine Martin
Let me start by emphasizing the obvious, and that is that Syria remains one of the gravest crises in the world and that there is a clear need for progress towards a political solution. I am pleased that the Syrian-led, Syrian…
Inspector of Police (IP) Lee Munyeme shares his experience at the end of 14 months of service as an Individual Police Officer (IPO) with the Police component of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). I am Inspector…
The Integrated Training Service (ITS), in cooperation with the United Nations Police Division (UNPOL) of the Department of Peace Operations and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), conducted the…