Political violence against MPs rising worldwide: IPU
Violence and intimidation against elected lawmakers are rising across the world, increasingly fuelled by online hostility and political…
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Gender Equality: UN Women Body Calls For Political Will and Accelerated Global Action
The world is retreating from gender equality, and the cost is being counted in lives, rights, and opportunities.…
Nepal crisis: Army deployed as death toll rises amid political turmoil
The unrest began Monday as a self-styled “Gen Z protest” against corruption, nepotism and restrictions on social media.…
Syria: Political transition on ‘a knife-edge’ amid military skirmishes
Geir Pedersen told ambassadors that in Sweida governate, where sectarian violence in July also spurred conflict in the…
UN peacekeeping can work in a fractured world if there is political will
Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Assistant Secretary-General Marta Pobee briefed the Council on priorities for adapting UN peace operations…
DR Congo: Despite efforts towards a political solution, violence still rages in the east
Since January, the region has seen a new escalation of violence as the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group launched…
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Political Affairs chief hails Iran-Israel ceasefire as ‘significant achievement’
The Security Council is meeting over the future of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action put in place…
Afghan women face near total social, economic and political exclusion
But recently, the level of participation has reached a new low – zero. Zero women in national or…