"JUSTICE"

The Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Ghada Waly said, “as the Security Council has recognized, linkages between terrorism and organized crime are complex and multifaceted, posing a serious threat to international peace and security.” UNIFEED

Yazidi genocide survivor and UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking Nadia Murad, said, “ignoring the suffering of the Yazidis is unacceptable. The international community must not defer meaningful actions any longer.” UNIFEED

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, successive conflicts in recent decades have seen systematic use of rape and sexual assault by all fighting forces. SOFEPADI, a Congolese non-governmental organization, assists with psychological support to women, children and men who have suffered from this violence. OHCHR

Calling progress in Syria ‘vastly insufficient’, Special Envoy tells Security Council of need for meaningful action on humanitarian, human rights front.

In his address to the Security Council today, the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen appealed for all Syrian warring parties “to carry out unilateral releases of detainees and abductees, and meaningful actions on missing persons - at a scale that is commensurate with the scope of this tragic issue.” UNIFEED

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov said the unfolding dynamics of the Israeli- Palestinian conflict have further exposed the unsustainability of the occupation and the need to update agreements that define the relationship between the two sides in the interest of peace.” UNIFEED

UN chief António Guterres said that COVID-19 “has been likened to an x-ray, revealing fractures in the fragile skeleton of the societies,” adding that “while we are all floating on the same sea, it’s clear that some are in superyachts while others are clinging to the floating debris.” UNIFEED

Sexual violence shreds ‘very fabric that binds communities together’, Special Representative tells Security Council, stressing survivor-centred approach.

Sexual violence shreds ‘very fabric that binds communities together’, Special Representative tells Security Council, stressing survivor-centred approach.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.