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Building peace through gender-inclusive urban policies
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Building peace through gender-inclusive urban policies

Hindustan Times  

Gender-based violence is not just a social issue—it is a fundamental human rights challenge and an alarming global crisis that is a structural impediment to peace and development. Addressing GBV effectively will require a nuanced approach that tackles the root causes of violence, dismantles harmful societal norms, and fosters inclusive, participatory solutions. It involves addressing the root causes of conflict—such …

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The road ahead: Building a community with a shared future through China-Africa cooperation
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The road ahead: Building a community with a shared future through China-Africa cooperation

China Daily  

Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang attends a high-level meeting on high-quality Belt and Road cooperation held on the sidelines of the 2024 FOCAC Summit in Beijing on Thursday. The 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation marks a pivotal moment in the relationship between China and Africa, signifying a new chapter focused on high-quality cooperation and mutual benefit. The synergy between …

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The road ahead: Building a community with a shared future through China-Africa cooperation
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The road ahead: Building a community with a shared future through China-Africa cooperation

China Daily  

Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang attends a high-level meeting on high-quality Belt and Road cooperation held on the sidelines of the 2024 FOCAC Summit in Beijing on Thursday. The 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation marks a pivotal moment in the relationship between China and Africa, signifying a new chapter focused on high-quality cooperation and mutual benefit. The synergy between …

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World Youth Skills Day 2024: Theme, significance, and why industry experts emphasize on upskilling of youth
5 months, 1 week ago

World Youth Skills Day 2024: Theme, significance, and why industry experts emphasize on upskilling of youth

Hindustan Times  

India has joined the rest of the nations to observe World Youth Skills Day 2024 today – a United Nations initiative launched in 2014 that celebrates the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work, and entrepreneurship. World Youth Skills Day 2024: This year, the UN is celebrating the World Youth Skills Day under the theme …

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When is World Water Day 2024? Know date, history, significance and more
9 months ago

When is World Water Day 2024? Know date, history, significance and more

India TV News  

World Water Day 2024, observed on March 22nd, serves as a global platform to highlight the critical importance of freshwater resources and advocate for their sustainable management. Through awareness-raising events, educational initiatives, and community-driven campaigns, World Water Day mobilises individuals, organisations, and governments to address pressing water issues and work towards ensuring universal access to clean water and sanitation. World …

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Weifang marks third anniversary as International City of Peace
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Weifang marks third anniversary as International City of Peace

China Daily  

J. Frederick Arment, director of International Cities of Peace, makes a speech by video. Feb 3 marked the third anniversary of Weifang's recognition as an International City of Peace. Representatives of foreign expatriates sent messages of recognition, recognizing Weifang's efforts in promoting peace. As a city with a rich history of resilience and compassion, Weifang's journey to becoming an International …

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Weifang marks third anniversary as International City of Peace
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Weifang marks third anniversary as International City of Peace

China Daily  

J. Frederick Arment, director of International Cities of Peace, makes a speech by video. Feb 3 marked the third anniversary of Weifang's recognition as an International City of Peace. Representatives of foreign expatriates sent messages of recognition, recognizing Weifang's efforts in promoting peace. As a city with a rich history of resilience and compassion, Weifang's journey to becoming an International …

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Beyond victimhood, towards humanity
1 year ago

Beyond victimhood, towards humanity

Hindustan Times  

The increasingly horrific tragedy that is happening in the occupied Palestinian territories, primarily in the Gaza Strip but also throughout the occupied West Bank, cries out not just for compassion and a ceasefire, but also for human security as opposed to military security; for humanising our enemies as well as our friends; and for wisdom and long-term visions as opposed …

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United Nations suspends pullout of African Union troops from Somalia as battles with militants rage
1 year, 1 month ago

United Nations suspends pullout of African Union troops from Somalia as battles with militants rage

Associated Press  

NAIROBI,Kenya — The United Nations Security Council on Thursday suspended for a period of three months the pullout of African Union troop from Somalia, where fighting rages with al-Qaida’s affiliate in East Africa. Somalia’s request was supported by the African Union, all countries that contribute soldiers to the force and the council, which agreed to delay the pullout of the …

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Manipur Violence: The Role of Localised Networks and Small Peace-building Models
1 year, 3 months ago

Manipur Violence: The Role of Localised Networks and Small Peace-building Models

The Quint  

Following the crisis in Manipur, the Interfaith Forum was founded on 5 June 2023 to lay extensive focus on building solidarity and initiating dialogue processes at civil society levels. The Pangal community also turned to local response mechanisms to the crisis, as they formed human chains and took out torch rallies to foster peace in the state. Organized by UMPCO …

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Allies say Guatemala election winner is a highly qualified peacebuilder, but opponent’s still silent
1 year, 4 months ago

Allies say Guatemala election winner is a highly qualified peacebuilder, but opponent’s still silent

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY — Bernardo Arévalo’s experience in peacebuilding and diplomacy eminently qualify him to lead Guatemala as the conflict-riven country’s next president, those who know him say. Arévalo studied sociology and anthropology abroad in Israel and the Netherlands, served as Guatemala’s ambassador to Spain, and for years worked in Geneva for the nongovernmental organization Interpeace. In their only debate, she …

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War is everywhere, so why are G7 leaders not investing in peace?
1 year, 7 months ago

War is everywhere, so why are G7 leaders not investing in peace?

Al Jazeera  

On May 19, the leaders of the world’s richest nations will meet at the G7 summit in Hiroshima, the largest of two cities devastated by atomic bombs in 1945. Earlier this year, the Swedish government, which provides significant core funding to many peacebuilding organisations, announced a 40 percent cut to its strategy for sustainable peace despite the country’s economy growing …

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UN official says status of women 'under siege'
1 year, 9 months ago

UN official says status of women 'under siege'

China Daily  

UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous speaks during a Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb 22, 2023. UNITED NATIONS - The head of the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality said on Tuesday that the status of women is "under siege," more than 20 years after the UN Security Council passed a milestone …

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UN official says status of women 'under siege'
1 year, 9 months ago

UN official says status of women 'under siege'

China Daily  

UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous speaks during a Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb 22, 2023. UNITED NATIONS - The head of the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality said on Tuesday that the status of women is "under siege," more than 20 years after the UN Security Council passed a milestone …

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U.N.: Russian invasion has uprooted 14 million Ukrainians
2 years, 1 month ago

U.N.: Russian invasion has uprooted 14 million Ukrainians

The Hindu  

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has driven some 14 million Ukrainians from their homes in “the fastest, largest displacement witnessed in decades,” sparking an increase in the number of refugees and displaced people worldwide to more than 103 million, the U.N. refugee chief said Wednesday. Filippo Grandi, who heads the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, told the U.N. Security Council that …

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Russian proxies in Ukraine claim victory in annexation votes
2 years, 2 months ago

Russian proxies in Ukraine claim victory in annexation votes

Al Jazeera  

Russian-installed officials in occupied regions of Ukraine have reported huge majorities in favour of becoming part of Russia after five days of voting in “referendums” that Kyiv and its allies have condemned as illegitimate and a sham. “People are forced to fill out some papers while being threatened by submachine guns.” People who had left the four regions for Russia …

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India provided food, financial aid of nearly $4 billion to crisis-hit Sri Lanka
2 years, 3 months ago

India provided food, financial aid of nearly $4 billion to crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Firstpost  

India has always played a constructive and significant role in the context of peacebuilding through its extensive development partnership with countries of the Global South says India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj New York: India on Sunday highlighted its constructive and significant role in human-centric globalization at the United Nations General Assembly and said that it had provided …

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Ethiopia's warring parties must talk: U.N. adviser on genocide prevention
3 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia's warring parties must talk: U.N. adviser on genocide prevention

The Hindu  

Alice Wairimu Nderitu of Kenya is the United Nations special adviser on the prevention of genocide. Alice Wairimu Nderitu: What needs to happen as a matter of urgency is that the African Union Peace and Security Council needs to convene a meeting on Ethiopia. This violent conflict has been characterized by the refusal of the parties — and by parties …

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Change in authority in Kabul was neither through negotiations nor inclusive: India at UNSC
3 years, 2 months ago

Change in authority in Kabul was neither through negotiations nor inclusive: India at UNSC

India Today  

The change in authority in Kabul was neither through negotiations nor inclusive, said Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Tuesday. 'UNSC RESOLUTION MUST BE ADHERED TO' Muraleedharan said, "The expectations of the international community on Afghanistan, including on combating terrorism, are set out clearly in UNSC Resolution 2593. WATCH | US and Taliban meet for the first …

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Increasing spread of terrorism in Africa is matter of serious concern: India at UN
3 years, 2 months ago

Increasing spread of terrorism in Africa is matter of serious concern: India at UN

India Today  

India on Tuesday voiced serious concern over the increasing spread of terrorism in Africa, saying these terrorist forces and groups are receiving encouragement from member-states which seek to divide communities by legitimising terrorist activities. Addressing the UN Security Council High Level Open Debate on ‘Peacebuilding and sustaining peace: Diversity, state building and the search for peace’, Muraleedharan said the increasing …

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India slams abusive language after UK lawmakers rake up Kashmir, Gujarat riots
3 years, 3 months ago

India slams abusive language after UK lawmakers rake up Kashmir, Gujarat riots

India Today  

Members of Parliament from the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Kashmir have tabled a motion on “Human rights in Kashmir” for a debate in the House of Commons, drawing a strong reaction from India, which said any assertion made in any forum on a subject related to an integral part of the country needs to be duly substantiated with authentic …

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India to take up issues including terrorism, vaccines, climate change at UN General Assembly
3 years, 3 months ago

India to take up issues including terrorism, vaccines, climate change at UN General Assembly

India Today  

India will use its voice at the high-level United Nations General Assembly to forcefully take up global issues such as terrorism, climate change, equitable and affordable access to vaccines, Indo-Pacific and UN reforms, the country’s envoy to the world organisation has said. Apart from the Covid-19 pandemic and its humanitarian impact, other issues likely to dominate the high-level segment of …

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UNSC adopts resolution on peacekeeping transitions
3 years, 3 months ago

UNSC adopts resolution on peacekeeping transitions

India TV News  

The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution on its peacekeeping transitions. Resolution 2594, adopted on Thursday, stresses the crucial role of peace operations and emphasises the need for peace operations to engage at the earliest possible stage in integrated planning and coordination on transitions, reports Xinhua news agency. It requests the UN secretary-general to plan for UN peace …

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‘Not a noisy gun’: The women peacebuilders of Liberia
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Not a noisy gun’: The women peacebuilders of Liberia

Al Jazeera  

Nobel Peace laureate Leymah Gbowee, who helped end Liberia’s civil war, and Etweda ‘Sugars’ Cooper, who secured Gbowee’s place at the head of the women’s movement, are still each others’ champions. “She was the oracle to go to if you wanted to start a network of women’s peacebuilders,” Gbowee continues matter-of-factly, “so I went to her.” It was just as …

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