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Nicholas Haysom

Thinking Outside the Box: How UN Sanctions Can Be Used to Bring More Women Into Peace Talks

Opinion by Sophie Huvé and Rebecca Brubaker
• July 13, 2021

Since 2008, the United Nations Security Council has been integrating part of the women, peace and security agenda into its sanctions regimes — albeit inconsistently and with mixed results. So far, this practice has mostly focused on protecting women and …

Categories: Gender Violence, OPINIONS, Security Council

TOPIC: WOMEN

A Surprising Leg Up for Women in War-Torn South Sudan: On the Soccer Field

Ivana Ramirez
• July 12, 2021

In times of extreme adversity, hope and light can come from unexpected places. In South Sudan — haunted by a war for independence, followed by a civil war and continued unrest in its short history — people can point to …

Categories: Africa, Child Soldiers, Gender Violence, Poverty, Women

GOINGS-ON

Ban’s Latest High-Level Appointments

Dulcie Leimbach
• March 12, 2012

Three new UN under secretaries-general have been chosen by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his reshuffling of top posts for his second five-year term: Maged Abdelaziz, Egypt’s UN ambassador since 2005, as special adviser on Africa; Angela Kane of Germany as …