Peace and security

A more peaceful Somalia has allowed Somalis to lead a more normal life.
UNSOM

UN Security Council welcomes Somali agreement on prompt and peaceful elections

29 May 2021
Peace and Security

The Security Council welcomed the agreement reached on Thursday by the Somali federal government and the federal member states leaders on the implementation of the 17 September Electoral Model.

A health worker is disinfected in Conakry, Guinea during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2015.
UNICEF/UNMEER Martine Perret

News in Brief 18 February 2021

18 February 2021
News in Brief
  • ‘Very high’ risk of Guinea’s Ebola outbreak spreading: WHO 
  • Call to end instrumentalization of aid for Syrians after 10 years of war:  Commission of Inquiry report 
  • UN chief condemns attack on school in Nigeria 
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In Gujarat, India, a man gives a cough sample for Tuberculosis in an area set up outside a health clinic.
© UNICEF/Vinay Panjwani

News in Brief 14 October 2020

14 October 2020
News in Brief
  • Afghanistan: aid teams deployed to assess impact of fighting 
  • Progress in tackling tuberculosis at risk from COVID crisis 
  • Talks begin to resolve disputed Lebanon-Israel maritime border 
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A woman works as a fruit vendor in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A single parent, she is accompanied at work by her two daughters.
UN Women/Fahad Abdullah Kaizer

News in Brief 23 September 2020

23 September 2020
News in Brief
  • Impact on workers of COVID-19 is ‘catastrophic’: ILO 
  • Mali: independent rights expert calls for ‘immediate release’ of former officials detained during coup  
  • South Sudan’s ‘epic’ corruption is preventing country’s peaceful future
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Postmaster Marian Cioacă delivers UNICEF flyers providing essential information on correct hygiene and prevention of COVID – 19 as well as ways to keep mental health in Moeciu de Jos, central Romania.
© UNICEF/Andrei

News in Brief 6 July 2020

6 July 2020
News in Brief
  • Pope Francis echoes UN Security Council call for ceasefire
  • 4.5 million doses of COVID-beating drug secured for poorer nations
  • Countries should reject ‘mad or bad’ approach to mental health, says expert
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Gislaine, 18, from Kanzuli zuli village near Beni, DRC. Her brother had Ebola so she is receiving food so she will stay at home (September 2019)
WFP/Deborah Nguyen

News in Brief 29 November 2019

29 November 2019
News in Brief
  • Violence in DR Congo Ebola hotspot leaves people ‘caught in crossfire’
  • Iraq: Guterres, Bachelet express concern at continued protester deaths
  • UN-appointed panel urges Colombia to do more to stop human rights defender murders
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UN peacekeepers from Senegal patrol the town of Mopti in central Mali. (July 2019)
MINUSMA/Gema Cortes

Some progress made towards security in Mali, but still a long way to go, Security Council hears

8 October 2019
Peace and Security

Some progress has been made towards restoring peace and stability in Mali as outlined in a fragile 2015 peace deal, yet sustainable peace developments are not happening fast enough, the Security Council heard on Tuesday. 

Acidification, sea level rise and other impacts of climate change are taking a massive toll on the world's oceans. Pictured is an aerial view of Reykjavik, Iceland.
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

News in Brief 25 September 2019

25 September 2019
News in Brief
  • Lawlessness and impunity, as clashes continue in Libya
  • Earth’s oceans and frozen spaces paying price for ‘taking the heat of global warming’
  • Global green ‘New Deal’ needed, to achieve SDGs by 2030
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the agreement of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and the Syrian Negotiations Commission on a Constitutional Committee that will be facilitated by the United Nations in Geneva.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider

News in Brief 23 September 2019

23 September 2019
News in Brief
  • Climate Action Summit warns of ‘glaring’ gap in emissions commitments
  • Syria: UN chief announces progress on Constitutional Committee
  • Sign language protects ‘linguistic identity and cultural diversity’ of all users, says UN chief
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The aftermath of the devastating airstrike on the Tajoura Detention Centre, in the suburbs of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on 2 July.
IOM/Moad Laswed

News in Brief 18 September 2019

18 September 2019
News in Brief
  • UN and Red Cross chiefs unite for call to end use of explosive weapons in cities
  • Cameroon stresses commitment to tackle Boko Haram (#HRC42)
  • Mediterranean diet ‘must be protected and promoted’ for global well-being, says UN food agency
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