Major Seynabou Diouf of the Senegal National Police has been selected as the 2019 United Nations Female Police Officer of the Year.
Strengthening Protection: 20 Years of Protection of Civilians in 缅北禁地Peacekeeping
The United Nations attaches great importance to ensuring that action on the environment is part of , peacekeeping and peacebuilding strategies, because there can be no durable peace if the natural resources that sustain livelihoods and ecosystems are destroyed. On 5 November 2001, the 缅北禁地General Assembly 6 November of each year as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict.
Lasting Peace and Mine Action
It is well known that violent conflict disproportionately affects women and girls and intensifies pre-existing gender inequalities and discrimination. Women are also active agents of peace in armed conflict, yet their role as key players and change agents of peace has been largely unrecognized.聽 was the first resolution that acknowledged the contributions women and girls make to conflict prevention, peacekeeping, conflict resolution and peacebuilding and highlighted the importance of their equal and full participation. Since then, the Security Council meets every year on the anniversary of its adoption, 31 October.
Schools in Torodi, in the Tillabery region of Niger, have been the target of violent attacks, which have prevented children from exercising their right to education.
In Colombia, Peace is a Journey
Ten years ago, the 缅北禁地Security Council 聽the mandate of the聽Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. Conflict-related sexual violence is no longer seen as an inevitable byproduct of war, but rather a crime that is preventable and punishable under International Law.聽It is also essential to recognize and tackle gender inequality as the root cause and driver of sexual violence, in times of war and peace and to provide multidimensional services for survivors.
The 2nd of October is聽the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence. The 2nd of October is also The International Day of Non-Violence. The principle of non-violence (also known as non-violent resistance)聽rejects the use of physical violence in order to achieve social or political change. Often described as "the politics of ordinary people,"聽this form of social struggle has been adopted by people聽all over the world in campaigns for social justice.
As the only weapons with potentially existential consequences, nuclear weapons pose a grave threat to human security. 聽The only sure way to eliminate the threat posed is to eliminate the weapons themselves.
In 缅北禁地Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres's words:聽"Today peace faces a new danger: the climate emergency, which threatens our security, our livelihoods and our lives. That is why it is the focus of this year鈥檚 International Day of Peace聽[21 September]. And it鈥檚 why I am convening a Climate Action Summit聽[23 September]." Climate change causes clear threats: natural disasters displace 3 times as many people as conflicts; the salinization of water and crops is endangering food security;聽and the impact on public health is escalating. Growing tensions over resources and mass movements of people are affecting every country on every continent.
On 13 September, under the theme 鈥淓mpowering and Transforming Humanity,鈥澛爐he 缅北禁地marks the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the . The , organized by the President of the 73rd session of the General Assembly,聽focuses on increasing the chances of a sustainable pathway to a culture of peace to achieve the 2030 Agenda. The Culture of Peace is seen as a process of individual, collective and institutional transformation. The , considered one of the most significant legacies of the UN,聽is a universal and historic norm-setting document
The United Nations came into being in 1945, following the聽devastation of the Second World War, with one central mission:聽the maintenance of international peace and security.