Liberia, Mexico, Niger, Senegal and Sierra Leone to tackle barriers to the deployment of women in peace operations with the support of the UN Elsie Initiative Fund PRESS RELEASE 28 APRIL 2021 MEDIA ENQUIRIES media.team@unwomen.org Liberia, Mexico, Niger, Senegal and Sierra Leone to tackle barriers to the deployment of women in peace operations with the support of the UN Elsie Initiative Fund [New York] — The Elsie Initiative Fund, a UN Trust Fund, announced today the first five countries – Liberia, Mexico, [...] The post Liberia, Mexico, Niger, Senegal and Sierra Leone to tackle barriers to the deployment of women in peace operations with the support of the UN Elsie Initiative Fund appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.
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In the Secretariat, the proportion of women in the professional categories and above has increased to over 41 per cent from 37 per cent in 2017. However, in field operations, progress has been slow. The gender balance there is 31 per cent women and 69 per cent men.
(...) Our humanitarian partners across the country are making all efforts to resume life-saving activities but the operating environment remains difficult.
There are continued disruptions to communication, transportation and supply chains, as well as shortages of cash for operations due to limitations. (...) The UN is in close contact with the authorities to discuss how we can support them in responding to the tragic incident.
** Sudan
And our colleague Atul Khare, the head of the Operational Support Department (DOS), has completed his visit to Sudan and is now in Kenya.
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Outer Space Facts
The number of States parties to the five United Nations treaties
governing the peaceful use of
outer space are as follows:
Outer Space Treaty: 105
Rescue Agreement: 95
Liability Convention: 94
Registration Convention: 63
Moon Agreement: 17
More than 60 States and inter- governmental organizations
presently operate, either
independently or jointly,
satellites or other assets in outer
space.
Thirteen States and inter- governmental organizations
have independently launched
objects into outer space.
Three States are known to have tested anti-satellite weapons.
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For this purpose, States Parties shall provide, as they consider appropriate, co-operation in any efforts by the United Nations and other competent intergovernmental organizations or non- governmental organizations co-operating with the United Nations to protect and assist such a child and to trace the parents or other members of the family of any refugee child in order to obtain information necessary for reunification with his or her family. (...) States Parties undertake to promote and encourage international co-operation with a view to achieving progressively the full realization of the right recognized in the present article. (...) Article 45
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In order to foster the effective implementation of the Convention and to encourage international co- operation in the field covered by the Convention:
(a) The specialized agencies, the United Nations Children's Fund, and other United Nations organs shall be entitled to be represented at the consideration of the implementation of such provisions of the present Convention as fall within the scope of their mandate.
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Access to information is the cure of disinformation
The pandemic has exposed how important it is for the right to access to information to be respected and for accurate reliable information to be freely available for decision-making by both governments and citizens: A win-win situation.
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Victims’ associations and civil
society organizations advocating for victims’ rights should be able to operate in an
open civic space without fear of reprisal.
16. (...) A
steering committee would be established to decide upon the strategic direction of the
fund, approve all funding allocations and provide oversight on the fund’s operations.
Setting up a multi-partner trust fund would require an initial funding pledge of
$5 million by donors. (...) This has proved to be an invaluable
resource that can only stay relevant and useful when based on current and accurate
information.
54. At the same time, it remains important that to continue to address the conditions
conducive to, and understand the drivers of, terrorism and violent extremism.
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"Victims" means persons who, individually or collectively, have suffered harm, including physical or mental injury, emotional suffering, economic loss or substantial impairment of their fundamental rights, through acts or omissions that are in violation of criminal laws operative within Member States, including those laws proscribing criminal abuse of power.
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Access to information is the cure of disinformation
The pandemic has exposed how important it is for the right to access to information to be respected and for accurate reliable information to be freely available for decision-making by both governments and citizens: A win-win situation.
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I am pleased to report that my Office is still open, and that the Victims of Terrorism Unit is continuing to operate, including through this critical UN Victims of Terrorism Support Portal, which we will continue to update.
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Also, the longer the delay in rolling out the vaccines, the greater the risk of additional challenges emerging such as variants, hesitancy, operational gaps or other threats.
While Africa’s third wave continues to ease, 108 000 new cases were recorded, and more than 3000 lives lost in the week to 19 September.
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