"PEACEBUILDING"

United Nations Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake told the Security Council “on peacebuilding strategies and action plans, young people must be key stakeholders, not mere recipient of directions.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly.

Ahead of a High-Level Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace convened by General Assembly President Miroslav Lajčák at UN Headquarters, his spokesperson said, “the idea of this meeting is to promote a new approach to peace.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly.

Press Briefing by Amena Yassine, Senior Adviser to the President of the General Assembly on the High-Level Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace (24-25 April 2018).

As mission in Liberia closes, Security Council intends to consider best practices in ongoing efforts to enhance effectiveness of peacekeeping at 8239th meeting.

Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly.

Speaking at a Security Council meeting on sexual violence in conflict, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, said “gender-based discrimination is the invisible driver of most crimes of sexual violence,” adding that “the lower a woman’s status -- in terms of health, wealth and education -- the greater is her vulnerability and exposure to harm.” UNIFEED

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

Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly.