"REINTEGRATION"

The Special Adviser on Africa to the Secretary General, Cristina Duarte, warned the Security Council that “the absence of development policies or the existence of policies and programmes that do not deliver inclusive development can act as a root cause of conflicts.” UNIFEED

La vocera del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, Marta Hurtado, dijo que el estado de excepción en El Salvador, en vigor desde hace un año, ha permitido a las autoridades adoptar varias medidas que suscitan grave preocupación en materia de derechos humanos. ACNUDH

The UN Peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, through its Child Protection Section, is sensitizing South Sudanese uniformed actors on how to end and prevent grave violations against children. UNMISS

Secretary-General António Guterres praised Iraq for repatriating its citizens from camps in northeast Syria holding people suspected of having ties to ISIL extremists, urging other governments to “significantly step up their efforts.” UNAMI

UN Secretary-General António Guterres underscored “the United Nations’ abiding commitment to support the Iraqis in advancing peace, sustainable development and human rights for all the people of Iraq.” UNAMI

In the Central African Republic, UN peacekeeping mission (MINUSCA), “continues supporting the government to build peace and extend state authority, including through the rehabilitation of road infrastructure and community violence reduction,” said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED

As conditions in Burundi improve, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has emphasized UNHCR’s commitment to supporting refugees to return safely from countries of asylum, and their subsequent reintegration. UNHCR

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) handed over a renovated county judiciary and a new prison block to local authorities in Western Equatoria’s Maridi County. UNMISS

Hope of finding work is the leading factor driving people to join fast-growing violent extremist groups in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is the key finding of the latest report entitled “Journey to Extremism in Africa: Pathways to Recruitment and Disengagement” launched on Monday by the United Nations Development Programme. UNTV CH

A steady stream of spontaneous returnees has been making their way home as a local peace initiative in Western Equatoria State’s Tambura area, supported by the UN Mission in South Sudan, has resulted in relative calm and security. UNMISS