"LANDMINES"

The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, told the Security Council that the truce in the country “offers a rare opportunity to pivot towards peace that should not be lost.” UNIFEED

Human Rights Office spokesperson Liz Throssell said, “for the past two months, a truce has meant the people of Yemen have seen violence and hostilities decrease,” and welcomed that parties to the conflict have now agreed to extend the truce for a further two months.” UNTV CH

Ninety per cent of war-time casualties are civilians, speakers stress, pressing security council to fulfil responsibility, protect innocent people in conflicts.

Ninety per cent of war-time casualties are civilians, speakers stress, pressing security council to fulfil responsibility, protect innocent people in conflicts.

While great progress has been made to remove all known landmines and other explosive remnants of war in South Sudan, some of the country’s communities are still endangered by their presence. Ilene Cohn, Acting Director of the United Nations Mine Action Service, UNMAS, recently visited one of them, Gondokoro near the capital Juba, as part of her assessment of mine action activities in the youngest nation of the world. UNMISS

War in Ukraine presenting ‘child protection, child rights crisis’, senior United Nations official tells Security Council.

In South Sudan’s Upper Nile and the extreme north of Jonglei states, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) carried out a mine risk awareness session to educate vulnerable communities who are living under the threat of anti-personnel mines. UNMISS

General Assembly adopts text to suspend Russian Federation from Human Rights Council, continuing emergency special session on humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

General Assembly adopts text to suspend Russian Federation from Human Rights Council, continuing emergency special session on humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

Marking the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, UN mission in South Sudan gathered stakeholders who work tirelessly to create safe grounds for communities. UNMISS