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- Security Council urges Rwanda to stop supporting M23 in eastern DR Congoon February 21, 2025
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday that strongly condemned the ongoing offensive by M23 rebels in the eastern […]
- Full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has sown ‘psychological terror’, warns top aid coordinatoron February 21, 2025
In the nearly three years since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the country’s people have endured continuous attacks, “psychological […]
- DR Congo crisis: Occupation blocks UN mission from protecting civilianson February 21, 2025
The continued occupation of North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by the M23 armed group has “severely constrained” […]
- Colombia: Fleeing the thunder of violence in Catatumboon February 21, 2025
Around 80,000 people in northeastern Colombia are suffering the devastating consequences of an armed conflict that escalated on 15 January of this […]
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- From suits to social justice: World’s top human rights forum turns stage overon February 20, 2025
The iconic multi-hue ceilinged UN Human Rights Council chamber in Geneva got a generational make-over when it turned the venue over to young artists […]
- What is social justice and how is the UN helping make it a reality?on February 19, 2025
In recent years, the term "social justice" has become a significant part of public discourse, often invoked in discussions about equality, human […]
- UN rights office warns of ‘dangerous tipping point’ as abuses surge in Sudanon February 18, 2025
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday sounded the alarm over escalating rights abuses in Sudan, warning that impunity is driving violations […]
- Belarus: Violations remain ‘widespread and systematic’, says independent expert groupon February 14, 2025
A new report from UN Human Rights Council-mandated experts monitoring Belarus on Friday said that authorities have been committing widespread human […]
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- Syria: Chemical weapons watchdog hits reset button in Damascus, following productive meetingson February 8, 2025
In a significant move towards eliminating Syria’s chemical weapons programme, the head of the UN-backed international watchdog dedicated to ending […]
- International Criminal Court condemns US sanctions moveon February 7, 2025
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday condemned an executive order signed by United States President Donald Trump imposing punitive […]
- Syria: Assad’s armed forces must face accountability, says rights probeon February 6, 2025
Widespread pillaging and the destruction of property in Syria by all parties to the conflict have largely gone unpunished and likely amount to war […]
- Darfur: ICC Prosecutor urges immediate action to address atrocitieson January 27, 2025
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday called on the UN Security Council to act decisively to address the worsening […]
COVID-19 AND FIELD MISSIONS
Biweekly Update for Member States | Issue # 3 | 9 June 2020
This is the third edition of the update to Member States that focuses on the efforts of the DPPA-DPO-DOS Field Support Group on COVID-19 to strengthen UN risk management systems globally and across the field missions that we support. This work builds on initial robust measures taken to protect UN personnel and prevent transmission of the disease, while ensuring business continuity and supporting host countries. These preliminary measures were put in place at a time when COVID-19 had only started to take hold in areas where UN missions are deployed.