Law and Crime Prevention

A 12-year-old former child soldier was reunited with an uncle with support from a UNICEF-supported Transit and Orientation Center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
© UNICEF/Vincent Tremeau

DR Congo: War crimes conviction ‘an important victory’ for justice – UN envoy 

24 November 2020
Africa

Two senior UN officials welcomed on Tuesday the war crimes conviction and life sentencing of an armed combatant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). 

A visual search for landmines takes place in Mehaires, Western Sahara.
UN Photo/Martine Perret

Landmine toll still high amid concerns over COVID-19 impact on clearance efforts

12 November 2020

Thousands of people continue to be killed and injured every year by landmines and explosive weapons in conflicts around the world, while the COVID-19 pandemic has forced mine-clearance efforts to be scaled back, a  UN-backed civil society report on the issue said on Thursday.