by Camila Ponte | 18 July 2023 | News
The new UNESCO and UN guide, “Teaching to Prevent Atrocity Crimes: a guide for Teachers in Africa”, seeks to address their concerns and meet their specific needs with practical advice on relevant pedagogical approaches tailored to existing curricula frameworks in the...
by Camila Ponte | 14 July 2023 | News
Uganda is currently one of Africa’s leading hosts of refugees. The country receives refugees at an unprecedented scale, keeping its borders open to over 1.4 million people, including more than 860,000 children. Refugees become a highly vulnerable group to exclusion...
by Camila Ponte | 11 July 2023 | News
On 29 June 2023, the UN General Assembly adopted a historic resolution (A/77/L.79) to establish a new international institution to clarify the fate and whereabouts of the missing in Syria. Both the UNSG report and related UNGA resolutions (1, 2) emphasise the need for...
by Camila Ponte | 5 July 2023 | DRC Blog Posts
On 5 July 2023, cultural activities were organized in Shasha, in the Masisi territory. These were mainly folk songs, dances, and a few sketches with messages calling for peaceful co-living. The participants recommended the authorities make every effort to end hate...
by Camila Ponte | 28 June 2023 | News
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser, Mr. George Okoth-Obbo, introduced this week the Secretary-General’s 2023 Report on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) entitled Development and the responsibility to protect: recognizing and addressing embedded risks and...
