"WOMEN"

More than three million people died as a result of harmful use of alcohol each year, according to a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO

Lighting candles and full of hopeful optimism, hundreds of South Sudanese led by Vice President James Wani Igga, commemorated the International Day of Peace in the capital Juba, under the theme “Peace is a Human Right.” UNMISS

Keeping the Faith in Sustainable Peace - Women of faith as agents of transformation High-level meeting on the role of women of faith in peace building, bringing women of faith working towards peace and reconciliation in conflict situations together with UN diplomats and national policymakers to show how women of faith have helped resolve conflict and build peace in societies around the world, and how the international community can honour and support their efforts.

Sloviansk is located in the Donetsk region in Eastern Ukraine, affected by the internal conflict which started in 2015. Two women named Yulia—one local and one internally displaced—decided to open a cafe together

In northern Colombia, former members of the FARC-EP (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) have access to various training, including a clothing workshop designed for female ex-combatants and local women.

Outlining top priorities, new General Assembly president cites gender equality, orderly migration, decent work, as she opens Seventy-Third Session at 1st plenary meeting.

Security Council cautiously commends South Sudan revitalized peace agreement amid concerns over commitment of signatories to implementation at 8356th meeting.

Special Envoy for Syria advocates creation of constitutional committee as Security Council delegates hail Russian-Turkish accord on Idlib buffer zone at 8355th meeting.

Addressing the opening of the 73rd session of the General Assembly, GA President, María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, as only the fourth woman to assume the role, dedicated her presidency to “those women who have entered politics; who are demanding equality in the workplace; those women and girls who are victims of violence; to those girls and adolescents who demand access to quality education.” UNIFEED

UN Peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council that the signed revitalized political agreement in South Sudan sends a “strong message” to the parties that “there is no justification for the continuation of violence, which continues to exact a heavy toll on the civilian population.” UNIFEED