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2022

  • 10 jan 2022

    Amid record global displacement, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Monday urged European countries to prioritize the better protection of people fleeing war, conflict and persecution. 

  • 10 jan 2022

    The Secretary-General, António Guterres, strongly condemned on Monday the “appalling” attacks perpetrated over the weekend in Nigeria’s Zamfara State in which scores of civilians were killed.  

  • 10 jan 2022

    After a recent wave of attempts and coups d'état in Central African Republic, Mali, Sudan and Guinea, The UN Special Representative for the region told the Security Council on Monday this resurgence, particularly in West Africa, “is often the consequence of political practices that are completely out of step with the aspirations of the populations.” 

  • 10 jan 2022

    West Africa is struggling with insecurity, which risks reversing hard-won advances

    Dakar, 10 January 2022...

  • 10 jan 2022

    Recent airstrikes on camps for internally displaced persons and refugees in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, have reportedly killed scores of civilians, including children, and left many more injured. 

  • 10 jan 2022

    The Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Monday he was deeply saddened by reports that more than 50 civilians were killed and injured in an airstrike in northern Ethiopia, last Friday. 

  • 10 jan 2022

    Although everyone has been deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact on young people has been “especially heartbreaking”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday. 

  • 9 jan 2022

    UN Public Information Officer Brenden Varma recently returned from a six-month stint in Iraq, where he helped to promote participation in national elections. His experience opened his eyes to the complexities of life in the country.

  • 9 jan 2022

    Hopes that the tourism industry would rebound from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been dented by the wildfire spread of the Omicron variant. In an exclusive interview with UN News, Zoritsa Urosevic, Executive Director of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), called for new ideas to restart the sector.

  • 7 jan 2022
    This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. 

    Security Council

    2021 Highlights of Security Council Practice out now

    The Security Council Affairs Division of the Department released on 5 January the 2021 Highlights of Security Council Practice. This year’s edition builds on and enhances the revamped design launched in 2019 and provides an overview of the work of the Security Council last year. The Highlights Paper covers, among other events and activities, the Council’s mission to the Sahel from 23 to 25 October, the first such visit since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, and the work of subsidiary Security Council bodies. This edition includes new areas of analysis for 2021, such as a greater focus on the themes of informal interactive dialogues and Arria-formula meetings.

    Read more here

    December UN Security Council in Review released 

    DPPA’s Security Council Affairs Division (SCAD) has circulated its "United Nations Security Council in Review" for December 2021. The monthly newsletter offers an overview of the activity of the Security Council for the previous month. It is an addition to the existing research tools and information products available here.

    Read the December newsletter here

    Afghanistan

    UNAMA discusses human rights and women’s participation in public life 

    Mette Knudsen, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), met this week with a group of Afghan women from different provinces to discuss women’s participation in public life. Deputy Special Representative Knudsen underlined the importance of all stakeholders supporting women’s full participation in the country’s economy and UNAMA’s continued support to women organizations across Afghanistan. On 6 January, she also met with Taliban Deputy Chief Justice of Supreme Court Sheikh Mohammad Qasim to discuss how to promote access to justice for all women and men, and to guarantee human rights for all. 

    Central Asia

    Special Representative monitors situation in Kazakhstan

    Natalia Gherman, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Asia and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), spoke on 6 January with the Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, Akan Rakhmetullin, among others, as part of efforts to monitor the situation in the country during the ongoing unrest. She reiterated appeals to exercise restraint and refrain from violence. 

    Yemen

    Quarterly newsletter highlights work of new envoy

    The latest newsletter of the Office of the Special Envoy for Yemen, just issued, features Special Envoy of the Secretary-General Hans Grundberg’s mediation efforts since assuming his duties on 5 September 2021. The newsletter also includes data on the impact of the conflict on Yemenis.

    Read more here

    Libya

    Special Adviser discusses with political actors efforts to keep electoral process moving forward

    Stephanie Williams, Special Advisor of the Secretary-General for Libya, continued her consultations this week with Libyan political actors. Among others, she met on 5 January with the Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC) Chairman Emad Al-Sayeh and board member Abdul Hakim Al-Shaab. They discussed ways to consolidate and strengthen efforts to keep the electoral process moving forward. She reiterated that the United Nations stand by the Libyan people in their demand for an electoral process to end the long transitional period. She also stressed the need for determined efforts to push forward on national reconciliation and transitional justice.

    Read more about her recent engagements here

    Sudan

    Special Representative continues to engage with stakeholders amidst ongoing political crisis

    Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), continued to engage with all relevant stakeholders this week – including General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Abdalla Hamdok as well as civilian groups and the military to help build confidence, narrow gaps and reach consensus on a workable solution going forward. On 3 January, the Secretary-General condemned the continued violence targeting protestors in Sudan as he also took note of the resignation of Prime Minister Hamdok.

    Read more here

    Somalia

    UNSOM meets with National Consultative Council on electoral process

    James Swan, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), met on 4 January with the National Consultative Council (NCC) in Mogadishu. He encouraged NCC to expedite Somalia’s electoral process and improve its credibility for all Somalis, including by correcting deficiencies in procedural rules and ensuring a clear timeline for the rapid completion of elections.

    Read more here

    Next Week

    Special Representative Mahamat Saleh Annadif will brief the Security Council on West Africa and the Sahel on Monday, 10 January. Special Envoy Hans Grundberg will brief on the situation in Yemen on Wednesday, 12 January. 

     

     

     

     

     

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    The Work of Peace Never Stops

    A difficult year shows why our work matters. In this special issue of Politically Speaking, we feature a timeline with some of the events and developments that marked our year 2021.

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  • 7 jan 2022

    The Ethiopian Government on Friday freed several high-profile political detainees, a move UN Secretary-General António Guterres hailed as a “significant confidence-building step”. 

  • 7 jan 2022

    동북아시아 지원 협력

    동북아시아: 이 지역은 전 세계 인구의 5분의 1을 차지하고 있으며, 세계 국내 총생산의 4분의 1을 담당하고 있습니다. 여전히 역사 문제와 영토 분쟁으로 긴장 상태에 있는 지역으로, 정무평화구축국(Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs)은  분쟁이 평화적으로 해결되어야 하는 점을 강조하고 동북아시아 국가들 사이의 협력 강화를 지지합니다. 

    한반도: 한반도 문제는 유엔에서 가장 오랫동안 다룬 문제 중 하나입니다. 유엔 안전보장이사회(안보리)는 1993년 조선민주주의 인민공화국(북한)이 핵무기비확산조약을 철회하지 말 것을 강조하며, 북핵 문제 관련 첫 결의안을 채택했습니다. 정무평화구축국의 목표는 지속 가능한 평화와 검증 가능한 비핵화를 위한 당사국들의 신뢰 구축, 긴장 완화, 대화 지원 등의 도움을 확대해 한반도의 문제를 평화적으로 해결할 수 있도록 기여하는 것입니다.

    정무평화구축국 활동: 본 국은 유엔 사무총장의 분쟁예방 활동을 지원하는 중심 부서입니다. 또한, “청소년, 평화 및 안전”(Youth, Peace and Security)과 “여성과 평화 안보”(Women, Peace and Security) 의제들을 발전시키기 위해 유엔 여성기구(UN Women) 및 여러 단체들과 함께 협력하고 있습니다. 뉴욕 유엔본부에 위치한 정무평화구축국의 아시아태평양부(Asia and the Pacific Division)는 북경 연락담당처(Liaison Presence in Beijing) 및 상하이 협력 기구(Shanghai Cooperation Organisation)와 함께 외교 노력을 지원하고 있습니다. 그 외에 다른 단체들과 파트너십을 지속하며 국제정세 분석 및 유엔 사무총장의 예방외교(preventive diplomacy) 노력을 지원하고 있습니다.  

    동북아시아 협력지원 프로그램(DPPA Programme to Support Cooperation)을 통해: (i) 동북아시아 지역 대표들의 유엔 및 관련 회의 참석 지원;  (ii) 유엔 및 정무평화구축국의 파트너쉽과 협력을 지원; (iii) 동북아시아 관련 유엔 활동들을 추진; (iv) 유엔 활동의 일관성에 기여하고 있습니다. 정무평화구축국의 안전보장이사회부(Security Council Affairs Division)는 안보리 및 보조기관들의 원활한 활동을 지원하고 있습니다.  

     

    파트너십과 협력

    유엔 사무총장의 예방 관련 비전에 따르면 유엔의 목표는 취약한 인구들을 위해 변화를 만드는데 도움을 주는 것 입니다. 다자주의의 중심에 있는 유엔은 이사국들을 소집하고 동원할 수 있는 힘을 가지고 있으며, 여려 정부, 지역단체, 국제금융기구 및 시민사회, 학계 또는 민간부분들과의 의미있고 중요한 협력을 강화 시켜나가는데 가장 큰 기여와 영향력을 행사 합니다. 

    이 목표에 성취하기 위하여 정무평화구축국은 정부 및 지역단체, 다른 독립체들과 주기적인 접촉을 통해 정보공유와 협력 관련 파트너쉽을 추구 하고 있습니다:
     


     

     
     

     

    정무평화구축국 활동

    동북아시아의 미래 평화 

    동북아시아 청소년들과의 온라인 대화 시리즈(정무평화구축국-유네스코 공동회의), 2021년 7월-10월

    “청소년, 평화 및 안보” (Youth, Peace and Security) 의제를 다루는 유엔 안전보장이사회 결의안 2250 (2015), 2419 (2018)2535 (2020)에 기반해 정무평화구축국 아시아태평양부는 유네스코, 사회변화기업 Shared Studio와  "동북아시아의 미래포럼"을 진행하였습니다.  청소년들에게는 자신들의 사회가 평화로울수 있게 돕는 능력의 잠재력이 있기에, 다양한 배경에서 생활하는 청소년들을 모아 자신들이 추구하는 평화로운 미래사회는 어떤 형태인지 대화를 나눌수 있는 기회를 제공함으로써 안전한 미래 및 신뢰, 협력 구축을 향해  긍정적인 영향을 주고자 하였습니다. 2021년 7월부터 10월까지 진행된 대화 시리즈를 통해 중국, 일본, 한국 및 몽골리아에서 총 45명의 청소년들이 참석해 동북아시아 지역에 대한 자신들의 현재 편견들과 평화로운 미래를 그리는 대화를 나누었습니다. 이 회의를 계기로 회원국들에게 청소년들의 유엔 관련 지식을 알리고 청소년 관련 미래 정책제안에 청소년들을 포함시킬 기회 역시 만들 수 있었습니다.  

       

     

    회의의 하이라이트는 정무평화구축국 매거진 Politically Speaking을 통해 공유 되었습니다.

     

    더 많은 정보:

    https://futuringpeace.org/NEA/ 
    https://en.unesco.org/futuresliteracy
    https://twitter.com/UNDPPA/status/1420411383406112771
    https://dppa.medium.com/creating-a-collective-language-youth-from-northeast-asia-imagine-the-future-of-the-region-97e411135a7d
     

    동북아시아의 군축 및 핵확산금지에 대한 청소년의 관점

    유엔 정무평화구축국과 군축실(Office of Disarmament Affairs)이 공동개최한 동북아시아 청소년 리더와 함께 하는 온라인 교육 시리즈, 2020년 4월 - 12월

    유엔 안전보장이사회 결의안 2250 (2015), 2419 (2018)2535 (2020)은 “청소년, 평화 및 안전” (Youth, Peace and Security) 의제  관련해 청소년들이 평화와 안보 협상에 의미있는 참여를 할 수 있게 유엔이 체제적인 도움을 제공하는 바탕이 됩니다.  한국의 주도로 2019년 10월 21일에 채택 된 총회 결의안 74/64 (“청소년, 군축과 비확산”)은 중국, 일본, 몽골리아 를 포함한 84 개의 회원국들이 지지하였고, 이 계기로  청소년들이 다자정책 및 신뢰구축 관련 활동에 더 적극적으로 참여 할 수 있었습니다.  

    2020년엔 정무평화구축국과 군축실이 동북아시아의 청소년 리더들을 집합해 군축 및 핵확산금지 주제로 대화를 할 수 있는 본 프로젝트를 함께 시작하였습니다. 2020년 4월부터는 한국, 일본, 중국 및 몽골리아의 대표 청소년 8명과 함께 군축, 핵확산금지, 성평등, 신기술 및 시민사회 활동에 대해 교육을 제공하였으며, 유엔 관계자, 독립전문가, 학계 및 시민사회 대표들과 마련된 온라인대화를 통해 참가자 들에 군축 및 핵확산금지에 대해서 배워가는 기회를 제공 하였습니다.   

    이 프로젝트를 통해 12월 2일에 최초로 개최 된 한-유엔 군축·비확산 회의에서는 청소년들이 고위급 정책입안자들과 대화를 나눌 수 있는 기회도 있었습니다. 프로젝트의 참가자 중 한명은 특별청소년세션에 참석해 발언을 하였고, 정무평화구축국국 매거진 Politically Speaking과 군축실 팟캐스트 Disarmament Today에 경험을 나눌수 있었습니다. 

    동북아시아 청소년 관련 정책서와 관점에 대해 더 알아보기 원하시면 아래 링크를 확인하여 주세요.

    알림: 본 정책서는 지역 프로젝트의 과정에서 만들어진 저자의 개인 소견을 반영한 글이며, 유엔 및 이사국들의 공식적인 입장은 아닙니다.

     

    동북아시아 여성과 평화 안보 회의

    2019년 12월 10일, 중국 북경

    정무평화구축국은 유엔 여성기구(UN Women)와 스톡홀름국제평화연구소(SIPRI)와 함께 지역 전문가들을 초청해 여성, 평화 안보 의제  관련 동북아시아의 역활을 논하였습니다. 2019년 12월 10일에 개최 된 본 회의에서 중국, 일본, 한국, 및 몽골리아에서 총 30명의 참가자들은 동북아시아 내 여성, 평화 안보 의제가 어떻게 시행되고 있는지에 대해 대화를 나누었습니다. 스톡홀름국제평화연구소는 여성, 평화 안보를 위해 이바지하는 한국과 일본의 선두적인 역활을 연구 한 보고서를 발표 하였고,  본 회의를 통하여 지역 전문가들이 서로의 경험 및 배울 점을 공유할 수 있었고, 동북아시아 여성 네트워크가 더 강화되는 계기가 되었습니다. 

     

    여성, 평화 안보: 동북아시아의 목소리 (2021년 3월)

     

    2019년 한반도 국제평화포럼 유엔 정무평화구축국 사무차장 로즈마리 디카를로 발언문

    2019년 9월 28일, 미국 뉴욕

    2019년 한반도 국제평화포럼에 다시 인사드리게 되어 기쁩니다. 작년에 한반도는 중대한 발전을 경험하였습니다.  우리는 정상회담 외 이산 가족 상봉을 목격했습니다. 그리고 많은 약속들이 있었습니다. 현재 국제 사회는 한반도 관련 대화가 재개되길 바라고 있습니다. 유엔은 남북간 협력 및 평화 메시지 전달의 연결고리가 되었고, 그 점을 기쁘게 생각합니다. 지난 일년간 판문점 선언은 유엔 총회 및 안전보장이사회의 공식 문서로 배포되었고, 남북의 공동 신청을 통하여 씨름이 세계무형유산에 등록 되었으며, 태권도를 통하여 유엔 제네바 사무국에서 평화를 촉진시키는 기회가 있었습니다. 이러한 상징적인 단계는 중요합니다. 그리고 여기서 멈춰서는 안 됩니다. 유엔 사무총장은 계속해서 6월에 미국과 북한의 약속에 따라 실무 회담을 빠른 시일에 시작하고,  남북 대화를 재개할 것을 지지하고 있습니다. 남북 및 미국  정상회담은 중요한 단계로 남아있습니다. 안전보장이사회 결의안들을 통하여 증명 가능하고 돌이킬 수 없는 비핵화 및 한반도의 지속가능한 평화를 위해 분위기는 만들어졌습니다. 어려움이 있을 수는 있지만, 핵심 문제에 대해 명백한 성과를 이룰 수 있게 기반이 준비 되어 있습니다. 유엔과 사무총장의 중재사무소 (Good Offices)는 분쟁 당사자들의 외교적인 노력을 도울 준비가 되어있습니다.  앞으로 있을 논의에 훌륭한 성과가 있길 바라고 포럼의 결과를 기대하겠습니다. 감사합니다.

     

    청소년, 평화 및 안전: 동북아시아 지역 워크숍

    2019년 6월 3- 4일, 몽골 울란바토르

    청소년들이 평화 협상 등 평화 및 안보 문제에 포함되어야 한다는 것은 의문의 여지가 없습니다. 2019년 6월 3-4일, 정무평화구축국은 몽골리아 외교부 및 몽골리아 유엔사무소 관계자들, 유엔 개발 계획 (United Nations Development Programme)과 청년 평화 구축자 연합 네트워크 (United Network of Young Peacebuilders)와 함께 공동 워크숍을 진행하였습니다. 동북아시아 청소년 참가자들은 워크숍에 참석해 “청소년, 평화 및 안전” 의제에 대해 대화를 나누었습니다.

     유엔 청소년 자문 패널 전 담당자의 경험을 여기에서 확인하세요. 이 워크숍은 2020년 3월 1일에 발행된 “청소년, 평화 및 안전” 의  첫 사무총장 보고서에 언급되었습니다.

  • 6 jan 2022

    The UN is urging authorities in Lebanon to conduct a quick and thorough investigation into an attack earlier this week against peacekeepers maintaining security and stability in the south of the country. 

  • 6 jan 2022

    “Refugees are not and should never be a target”, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday, following reports of a deadly airstrike on the Mai Aini refugee camp in Tigray, northern Ethiopia.

  • 5 jan 2022

    Syria’s declaration of its chemical weapons programme cannot be considered accurate due to gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs told the Security Council on Wednesday. 

  • 5 jan 2022

    Authorities in Myanmar are being urged to conduct a full investigation into the killing of a journalist last month, reportedly during an army attack in the southeast, the UN’s educational and cultural agency, UNESCO, said on Wednesday. 

  • 4 jan 2022

    Warring parties should never attack children or the services they rely on, a senior official with the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, said on Tuesday, following recent violence and disruption in Syria. 

  • 3 jan 2022

    The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, Volker Perthes, expressed on Monday his regret over Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s decision to step down.

  • 3 jan 2022

    The United Nations’ Secretary-General condemned on Monday the continued violence targeting protestors in Sudan, following the 25 October military takeover.

  • 2 jan 2022

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  • 31 déc 2021
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  • 31 déc 2021

    Reported killings and injuries during peaceful demonstrations in Sudan is a cause for deep concern, said the UN human rights office on Friday (OHCHR).

  • 31 déc 2021

    Click on the following link to view the report (PDF):

    Report of the Security Council Committee established...

  • 31 déc 2021

    This report looks back at our efforts in 2021 to advance political solutions and assist peace processes, mediation, and elections throughout the world. Much of this work would have been impossible without the strong financial support of our partners through the Multi-Year Appeal (MYA). Once more, the MYA has shown its distinctive value through projects and initiatives that respond quickly to the risk of violent conflict.

  • 31 déc 2021
     

    Cash transfers | WFP supports top-up cash transfers to 17,...

  • 31 déc 2021

    Conflict, health crises and the climate emergency may have dominated headlines this year but, behind the scenes, countless unsung heroes were working tirelessly to put the values of the UN into action. Here are some of the inspiring personal stories we featured on our UN News pages during 2021.

  • 30 déc 2021

    Armed conflict, inter-communal violence and insecurity continued to take a devastating toll on thousands of children throughout 2021, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), warned on Friday. 

  • 30 déc 2021

    Armed conflict, inter-communal violence and insecurity continued to take a devastating toll on thousands of children throughout 2021, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), warned on Friday. 

  • 29 déc 2021

    Read here the latest UNSOM Quarterly Newsletter.

  • 28 déc 2021

    Baidoa - The path to becoming a youth activist in Somalia can vary. For Jamila Haji Mohamed, it began while studying economics at Mogadishu University in the mid-2010s.

    “I...

  • 28 déc 2021

    The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said on Tuesday that a recent military escalation in the country is “among the worst” in years and increasingly putting civilians in crosshairs. 

  • 28 déc 2021

    The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, denounced the recent major military escalation in Yemen and called on the warring...

  • 28 déc 2021

    Long-running conflicts continued in Syria and Yemen this year, whilst fresh unrest caused serious instability in Myanmar, Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Sudan. United Nations "Blue Helmet" peacekeepers suffered losses and injuries, particularly those serving in the peacekeeping missions in Mali and the Central African Republic (CAR). Nevertheless, the UN reaffirmed its commitment to protect those caught up in the fighting.

  • 27 déc 2021

    UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) have ousted scores of militants from the embattled town of Boyo, in the south of the country.

  • 27 déc 2021

    Mogadishu - International partners* are following with deep concern the current situation and political developments. We call on Somalia’s leaders to put the country’s interests...

  • 27 déc 2021

    The UN Special Envoy on Myanmar has appealed for a New Year’s ceasefire following weeks of escalating violence in the country. 

  • 26 déc 2021

    Authorities in Myanmar must investigate a recent deadly attack against civilians in Kayah state, the UN humanitarian affairs chief Martin Griffiths said in a statement on Sunday.

  • 26 déc 2021

    New York, 27 December 2021

    COVID-19 demonstrated how quickly an infectious disease can sweep across the world, push health systems to the brink, and upend daily life for all of humanity.

    It also revealed our failure to learn the lessons of recent health emergencies like SARS, avian influenza, Zika, Ebola and others.

    And it reminded us that the...

  • 26 déc 2021

    Mogadishu – At the request of the Somali Government, the United Nations in Somalia has closed its passenger operations facility (known as MOVCON) at the Aden Adde...

  • 26 déc 2021

    Somalia has been riven by decades of conflict and extreme weather events but, says Adam Abdelmoula, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, there are signs of progress amidst a host of ongoing challenges.

  • 24 déc 2021

    In the wake of recent developments in northern Ethiopia, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday urged warring sides to seize the opportunity to bring an end to more than a year of fighting in the Tigray region.

  • 24 déc 2021
    This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. 

    Lebanon

    Lebanese leaders do not have the right to be divided and paralyze the country

    Secretary-General António Guterres, together with Under-Secretaries-General Rosemary DiCarlo and Jean-Pierre Lacroix of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, visited Lebanon this week to show solidarity and reaffirm the support of the entire UN family for the country. The delegation met with Government officials, including President Michel Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Najib Mikati, as well as a number of religious leaders and civil society. They also paid tribute to the victims of the 2020 Beirut Port blast and undertook field visits to interact with people impacted by the numerous crises the country has been facing. The Secretary-General, during his last press conference before departing for New York, once again urged Lebanon’s political leaders to work to implement reforms that respond to the demands of the Lebanese people for greater welfare, accountability, protection and transparency in order to restore hope for a better future. 

    Read more here 

    Security Council

    Syria Envoy Pedersen: “Military solution remains an illusion”

    Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy for Syria, briefed the Security Council on 20 December. He said that we can only look back on 2021 as a year of deepening suffering of the Syrian people with continuing violence against civilians and systematic human rights abuses. He said that all parties confront a strategic stalemate on the ground that has now continued for 21 months, with no shifts in frontlines – making it increasingly clear that no existing actor or group of actors can determine the outcome of the conflict, and that a military solution remains an illusion. The Special Envoy also noted that he is ready to convene a seventh session of the Constitutional Committee in Geneva as soon as understandings are in place.

    Watch the briefing highlight here

    Wennesland: “It is crucial that all parties take immediate steps to lower tensions and restore calm”

    Briefing the Security Council on 21 December, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland expressed his continued concern over recent developments in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and in particular the deteriorating security situation. The Special Coordinator said, if left unchecked, the dynamics could also impact the security situation in Gaza and undermine the cessation of hostilities that has held there since May. He reiterated that it is crucial that all parties take immediate steps to lower tensions and restore calm, adding that we must act now to prevent yet another destructive and bloody round of violence from happening.

    Full remarks to the Security Council here

    Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2615 (2021) on Afghanistan

    The Security Council unanimously adopted on 22 December resolution 2615 (2021), declaring that humanitarian assistance and other activities that support basic human needs in Afghanistan do not violate the UN sanctions regime against the Taliban. The humanitarian operations in Afghanistan are set to be the largest anywhere in the world in 2022, reaching some 22 million people.

    Read more here              

    Full resolution here

    Central Asia

    UNRCCA co-organizes regional forum on Women, Peace and Security

    On 20 December, the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), the Senate of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia co-organized a Regional Forum on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 in Central Asia with the participation of women’s organizations from across the region. A number of recommendations were made by the participants at the end of the forum which include increasing women’s participation and representation; expanding youth-related work; financing of national action plans on resolution 1325; enhancing women’s role in countering global threats such as terrorism and violent extremism as well as climate change.

    Read more here

    Central Asia Women Leaders’ Caucus meets for annual meeting

    Natalia Gherman, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Asia and Head of UNRCCA, co-hosted on 21 December the annual meeting of the Central Asia Women Leaders’ Caucus (CAWLC). The meeting focused on CAWLC’s activities and achievements in 2021 and outlined main directions of work for the next year. Emphasizing the pertinence of the CAWLC, the Special Representative noted that the platform demonstrates the crucial importance of cooperation and solidarity. “The Women Leaders’ Caucus is a telling example of solidarity and expression of political will to support all women of the region,” said Gherman.

    Read more here

    Iraq

    Report on human rights and freedom of expression in Kurdistan region

    The Human Rights Office of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), together with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), issued on 22 December a report on human rights and freedom of expression in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The report examines criminal justice proceedings in four emblematic cases in the Erbil Criminal Court. It sets out an evidence-based analysis of the administration of justice in Kurdistan and provides an assessment of risks individuals may face for exercising legitimate rights to freedom of expression. The report is available for download at the following links:

    English - https://bit.ly/3qaS7K4

    Arabic - https://bit.ly/3J4iGcN

    Kurdish - https://bit.ly/3yPlsxD

    Libya

    Special Adviser Stephanie Williams continues discussion to advance electoral process

    Stephanie Williams, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Libya, continued her good offices and mediation efforts this week. She met with a number of presidential candidates, including Agila Saleh in Al-Quba and Aref Nayet, as part of her meetings with Libyan political actors to discuss ways to protect and advance the electoral process. She also met with President of the Presidential Council Mohamed Al-Menfi, and they stressed the importance of accelerating the national reconciliation process and the critical role of the Presidency Council. On 22 December, the Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC) requested that the House of Representatives set a new date for the first round of Presidential elections within a period of 30 days in accordance with the law, citing difficulties related to the inadequacies in the electoral legislation and the process of challenges and appeals related to the eligibility of candidates.

    Read more here

    Sudan

    UNITAMS Permanent Ceasefire Committee for Darfur chair visits Ed-Daein

    On 23 December, Chair of the Permanent Ceasefire Committee for Darfur (PCC) General Sandeep Bajaj of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), paid a first visit to Ed-Daein, capital of East Darfur State, along with members of the PCC. The delegation interacted with the State’s Acting Wali and its security committee on the PCC’s functioning.

    Colombia

    Verification Mission supports recreational activities for children of former combatants in Cauca

    On 19 December, children of FARC former combatants, local indigenous, and community members participated in a recreational activity promoted by the Agency for Reintegration and Reincorporation (ARN), at the municipalities of Santander de Quilichao and Caloto, in the department of Cauca, with the support and participation of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia. This activity is part of the ARN programme “Pilot Project of Integral Development for Children and Adolescents", providing better educational opportunities for minors in crucial topics such as psychosocial development, arts and culture, and recreation.

    Innovation

    New episode of “She Stands for Peace”

    This week’s episode of UNOAU's podcast series on women in peace and political processes features Regional Director and Assistant Secretary-General for UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa Ahunna Eziakonwa. In this episode, she offers her insights on the application of a gender perspective to reconstruction and peacebuilding.

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  • 23 déc 2021

    During a visit to help implement intra-Libyan political, security and economic dialogues and support recently postponed presidential and parliamentary elections, the UN envoy to the country issued a statement on Thursday, detailing her work over the last 10 days.

  • 23 déc 2021

    The Secretary-General takes note of the announcement on 22 December by the Libyan High National Elections Commission that a new date needs to be set by the House of Representatives for the first round...

  • 23 déc 2021

    Authorities in Sudan must protect boys and girls from violence, a senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday, following recent deadly inter-communal clashes in West Darfur and protests in the capital, Khartoum.  

  • 23 déc 2021

    23 December 2021 

    At the request of the Secretary-General, I arrived in Libya on 12 December to lead United Nations good offices and mediation efforts and engagements with...

  • 23 déc 2021

    Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* welcome plans to hold an in-person National Consultative Council meeting focused on improving and expediting the electoral process. We...

  • 23 déc 2021

    MOSCOW, Russia

    On 21-22 December 2021, in Moscow (Russian Federation), the UNRCCA organized a...

  • 22 déc 2021

    The Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution clearing the way for aid to reach Afghans in desperate need of basic support, while preventing funds from falling into the hands of the Taliban, a move welcomed by the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator as a “milestone” decision that will save lives.

  • 21 déc 2021

    The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Tuesday expressed concern over the unfolding security situation in the capital, Tripoli, where forces affiliated with different armed groups have been deploying.