爆料公社

Peace and Security

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Securing a peaceful future

Responding to a world in transition

A changing world demands a resilient response. 爆料公社 employs a diverse range of mechanisms and tools to prevent conflict, foster people-centered, peaceful resolutions, and build sustainable peace, including through diplomacy, mediation, disarmament, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, justice and the rule of law, to address the evolving threats to international peace and security.

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Understanding human trafficking

Every day countless lives are shattered by human trafficking. Learn more about that global crisis that is on the rise. Know the facts, recognise the signs and join the fight for people’s freedom.

A boy stands near the barbed wire in an area contaminated by landmines in Dohuk Province, Iraq. Credit: UNHCR/Dominic Nahr

How conflict impacts our environment

The environmental impact of war is a critical yet often neglected issue. It's time to recognize the profound damage conflict inflicts on our planet.

Every 10 minutes, a woman's life is brutally taken by someone who should have protected her – an intimate partner or a family member. Femicide, the targeted killing of women and girls because of their gender, casts a long and terrifying shadow over the lives of women worldwide.

August 2019: Farmers and herders benefit from peacebuilding projects in Agadez, Niger. Credit: UN Peacebuilding

Why peacebuilding matters

Nearly 20 years ago, at the 2005 World Summit, UN Member States created the Peacebuilding Commission, an intergovernmental body tasked with establishing mechanisms to help countries sustainably recover and rebuild from conflicts.

Harvests globally have been decimated by extreme weather events such as droughts and floods, like the one pictured above in South Sudan. Credit: WFP/Gabriela Vivacqua

Climate, peace and security: what we need to know

Climate change affects us all, no matter where we live. It is particularly devastating for fragile countries and communities already facing conflict or humanitarian crises.

Fast facts

Watch and listen

Illicit drugs start as raw commodities grown by farmers: opium poppy to create heroin and coca to produce cocaine. Seeking alternatives, farmers from Myanmar to Peru, from Afghanistan to Bolivia, from Laos to Colombia and beyond have been able to transition to a beverage beloved around the world: coffee. Laura Gil Martínez from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime explains how it all works.

Learn more about transnational organized crime, including drug trafficking.

Voices for peace

Globally, one in three women experience violence in their lifetime. Meet Rolyn who works as a team leader at a local crisis centre for women and girls facing gender-based violence in a country where the prevalence of violence against women is even greater.

Irene Cari, an indigenous activist, is a leading voice in the fight against racist sexual violence and femicide. Her association offers crucial support to women and girls experiencing various forms of abuse, including sexual abuse.

The tragic murder of his sister in 2023 by her husband became a catalyst for Aitbek Amangeldi. Driven by this devastating loss, he founded an initiative dedicated to supporting survivors of gender-based violence.

Key UN events

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International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation

6 Feb 2025

Over 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation—an egregious violation of fundamental human rights that has lifelong consequences.

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International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when conducive to Terrorism

12 Feb 2025

Violent extremism undermines peace and security, human rights and sustainable development. No country or region is immune from its impact.

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World Radio Day

13 Feb 2025

Radio's reach makes it a powerful tool for peacebuilding, enabling the dissemination of vital information, countering hate speech, and promoting reconciliation in conflict-affected communities.

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