"POLITICAL REPRESENTATION"

Virtual press briefing by UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes, on his recent official visit to the United States.

A three-day public outreach meeting to drum up support for the adoption of a new, permanent Constitution of Somalia has concluded in Mogadishu, with a call to ensure that the views of youth, women, elders and persons with disabilities are taken into consideration when finalizing the document. UNSOM

A large number of South Sudan’s women leaders gathered for a two-day leadership forum with the objective of establishing a mechanism that can unify the efforts of women at the state and national level. UNMISS

Despite increases in the number of women at the highest levels of political power, widespread gender inequalities persist, according to the 2021 edition of the IPU-UN Women Map of Women in Politics. UNIFEED

Speakers call for expedited action to empower, protect women in conflict zones, as Security Council marks 20 years since adoption of landmark resolution.

Efforts to provide essential services for internally displaced children and youth and breaking down barriers to youth employment anchored a visit to Baidoa today by the United Nations envoy to Somalia, James Swan. UNSOM

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in partnership with the non-governmental organisation Non-Violence Peace Force, organized a workshop for about eighty women representatives on conflict mitigation and human rights. UNMISS

The 21st century must be the century of women’s equality, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, in a call to transform the world by ensuring equal participation for all. UNIFEED

United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution to transform the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) into a special political mission, taking place after the current mission’s mandate ends in October this year. UNIFEED

In 2012, Sayid-Ali Abdullahi Salad co-founded the Somali National Disability Council, and he was elected its chairman shortly thereafter. He used the council as a platform to push for the enactment of laws to safeguard the interests of disabled people in Somalia. UNSOM