Yirley Velasco is the legal representative of Asociación Mujeres Sembrando Vida, which supports women victims of sexual violence in Montes de María. She, who was a victim of sexual violence in the massacre of El Salado, says…
Yarledys Olaya is indigenous. She is 38 years old. She joined the FARC when she was very young, and remained there for 21 years. Today she is the president of the Community Action Board of what is now the Tierra Grata village…
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is both a day of recognition and an urgent call to action. Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life in every society. It…
Let me start by emphasizing the obvious, and that is that Syria remains one of the gravest crises in the world and that there is a clear need for progress towards a political solution. I am pleased that the Syrian-led, Syrian…
Mogadishu – International partners* note that more than eighty percent of the House of the People seats were completed as of the deadline of 15 March set by the National Consultative Council. We strongly urge all Somali…
Amman, 18 March, 2022 – The Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded yesterday, 17 March, the second week of bi-lateral consultations with a wide range of Yemeni stakeholders, as part of his efforts to inform his…
Mogadishu - International partners* note that more than 80 per cent of the House of the People seats were completed as of the deadline of 15 March set by the National Consultative Council. We strongly urge all Somali…
Economic Working Group Co-Chairs (EU, Egypt, United States, and UNSMIL) met with CBL Governor Saddek El Kaber, and a Governor consultant representing the CBL Deputy Governor Ali El Hebri, on March 17 in Tripoli to discuss…
Today, the UN Security Council held closed consultations on the report of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006) and the situation in Lebanon. The Council was…
The African Union (AU) organised a Reflection Forum on Unconstitutional Changes of Government in Africa from 15 to 17 March in Accra, Ghana. The forum was attended by the AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and…
Today, the UN Security Council held closed consultations on the report of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006) and the situation in Lebanon. The Council was…