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UN Report Fails to Recognize Major Child Abductions in Parts of Nigeria

• August 1, 2022

LAGOS, Nigeria — The United Nations verified the abduction of 4,278 children in 21 countries last year in its recent annual report on children and armed conflict, but it failed to acknowledge widespread kidnappings throughout northwest and north-central Nigeria that were recorded by one of its own agencies in 2021. Almost a quarter of …

Africa, Child Soldiers, Gender Violence, Secretary-General, Terrorism

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Trending UN News: Week Ending July 29

Damilola Banjo

• July 29, 2022

This week, we focus on the deadly attacks against the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and assaults in Yemen, leading to deaths of children. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from UN press briefings, PassBlue reporting and …

Africa, Nuclear Disarmament, Peace and Security, Secretary-General, Security Council, This Week @UN, UN Peacekeeping

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The Curious UN-Russian Side Deal to Get Russian Food and Fertilizers to World Markets

Dulcie Leimbach

• July 24, 2022

A new agreement between Russia and the United Nations to specifically propel Russia’s food products and fertilizers back into commercial markets was signed in Istanbul last week. It comes with big ambitions for a country waging war and an international body dedicated to peacemaking: helping to achieve the “zero-hunger” Sustainable Development Goal, ensuring “unimpeded …

Africa, Humanitarian Aid, SDGs, Secretary-General

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Trending UN News: Week Ending July 22

Damilola Banjo

• July 22, 2022

This week, we focus on the signing of the UN-Turkish led grain deal as well as the Nelson Mandela memorial event, where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a big statement with their appearance and his speech. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information …

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Will It Be a Technocrat or an Advocate? The Search for a New UN Human-Rights Chief Is Underway

Ben Donaldson and Enyseh Teimory

• July 19, 2022

LONDON — A new United Nations high commissioner for human rights needs to be found, appointed by the General Assembly and be ready to begin work on Sept. 1. Anyone who meets the criteria set out in the UN’s official job description can apply for this role — the deadline is July 27. The …

General Assembly, Human Rights, Secretary-General, WORLDVIEWS

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Trending UN News: Week Ending July 15

Damilola Banjo

• July 15, 2022

This week, we focus on the rising number of armed children in conflicts in Africa’s Sahel region and how fake news, misinformation and disinformation are hurting peacekeeping worldwide. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from UN press briefings, PassBlue reporting and other …

Africa, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Humanitarian Aid, Latin America, Peace and Security, Secretary-General, Security Council, This Week @UN

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Trending UN News: Week Ending July 8

Damilola Banjo

• July 8, 2022

This week, we focus on the continual attacks on UN peacekeepers in Mali, which further stall efforts to restore peace in the West African country. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from UN press briefings, PassBlue reporting and other sources. This week, …

Humanitarian Aid, Latin America, Peace and Security, Secretary-General, Security Council, This Week @UN, US-UN Relations

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Serious Troop Rotation Blockages Could Ease Soon for the UN Mission in Mali

Clair MacDougall and Maggie Dwyer

• July 4, 2022

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — As the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) announced a lifting of sanctions against the Malian military junta on Sunday, the news may be especially welcome to the nearly two and a half thousand West African peacekeepers who remain in limbo as a result of the regional tensions. Since …

Africa, Peace and Security, Secretary-General, Security Council, UN Peacekeeping

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Trending UN News: Week Ending July 1

Damilola Banjo

• July 1, 2022

This week, we focus on the progress in discussions about elections in Libya and the drastic call for help in Afghanistan after the recent earthquake. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from UN press briefings, PassBlue reporting and other sources. This week, …

Africa, Libya, Middle East, Migration, Refugees, Secretary-General, Security Council, This Week @UN

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Trending UN News: Week Ending June 24

Damilola Banjo

• June 24, 2022

This week, we focus on two crises in Africa: never-ending deadly setbacks of peacekeeping and the humanitarian needs on the continent. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from UN press briefings, PassBlue reporting and other sources. This week, we look at the …

Africa, Asia, Development, General Assembly, Governance, Humanitarian Aid, Secretary-General, Security Council, This Week @UN

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15 Months to Go: Will the World Make Something of the UN Summit of the Future?

Richard Ponzio and Nudhara Yusuf

• June 21, 2022

In September 2023 — a mere 15 months from now — the United Nations’ 193 member states are expected to convene a Summit of the Future during the General Assembly’s annual high-level week in New York City. At a series of thematic consultations held in February and March 2022 by the president of the …

General Assembly, Peace and Security, Secretary-General, Security Council, WORLDVIEWS

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Regional Rifts in Southeast Asia Stall Action on Myanmar as Atrocities Soar

Barbara Crossette

• June 19, 2022

Among governments and international organizations worldwide there is a refrain that the catastrophic collapse of Myanmar is a regional problem to be solved primarily by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The 10-member group, known as Asean, remains deeply split, however, and the fissure seems to be hardening. On one side of the arguments …

Asia, General Assembly, Secretary-General

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Trending UN News: Week Ending June 17

Damilola Banjo

• June 17, 2022

This week, our focus is on the failure of the decades-old women, peace and security agenda and Britain’s stalled plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from UN press briefings, PassBlue reporting and other sources. This …

Africa, Gender Violence, Secretary-General, Security Council, UN Special Envoys, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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TOPIC: WOMEN

The Women, Peace and Security Agenda Is Not Yielding Results, Diplomats Say

Damilola Banjo

• June 15, 2022

Despite 100 countries enacting national plans to carry out the global women, peace and security agenda, women remain largely absent from conflict mediation and other peacemaking endeavors across the world. The agenda, cemented in a Security Council resolution approved in 2000, is supposed to ensure the equal participation of women in peace talks and …

Gender Violence, Secretary-General, Security Council, Women

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Invisible in Afghanistan and Forgotten by the International Community?

Asila Wardak

• June 13, 2022

Over the last 20 years, the United States and other global powers pumped money and military aid into Afghanistan, only to see it disappear when militarism proved untenable and ineffective. Now, as Afghanistan endures a state of emergency, those same global powers offer sympathy for the people of our country without taking responsibility for …