Greater efforts are needed to protect civilians in Somalia from unexploded weapons of war, the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) said on Monday in the wake of a recent deadly incident in the south of the country.
The UN Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide (OSAPG) on Monday, launched a new initiative designed to provide a blueprint for enhancing the role of women in countering hate speech, and prevent incitement to violence that could lead to atrocity crimes.
Heavy rains and thunderstorms in the area of the Kakhovka dam disaster in southern Ukraine aggravated the humanitarian situation there on Monday, making evacuations and aid distribution harder.
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Although the UN tribunal prosecuting decades-old war crimes in Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia is moving closer to completion, much remains to be done, the Security Council heard on Monday.
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