The Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council provides UN Member States, UN entities, researchers and the general public with a comprehensive, reliable, objective and readily accessible source of information concerning the evolving practice of the Security Council on constitutional, procedural and substantive matters since inception in 1946. The Repertoire covers in particular the Council’s interpretation and application of the UN Charter and its own Provisional Rules of Procedure and features case studies as well as summaries of its official documents.

The Year in Review features the activities of the UN Peacekeeping Missions in 2007, highlighting the successes and challenges that emerge throughout the year towards maintaining peace and security, protecting civilians, and providing support to fragile societies and governments in a post-conflict setting.

The Year in Review features the activities of the UN Peacekeeping Missions in 2009, highlighting the successes and challenges that emerge throughout the year towards maintaining peace and security, protecting civilians, and providing support to fragile societies and governments in a post-conflict setting.

The information in this package is intended to support prison administrators and staff. It has been developed to ensure the safety and security of staff, prisoners and the public in the efforts to prevent COVID-19 (coronavirus) from entering the prison and mitigate the impact in case of an outbreak. Addressing COVID-19 requires critical preparedness and a prepared response, particularly within places of detention (prisons). Prison staff play a crucial role in contributing to the effort of preventing the spread of the disease, promoting safer prison environments, and responding to outbreaks in a timely and effective manner. All efforts must be taken to keep COVID-19 out of the prisons. Preventative measures will most likely result in significant disruptions to ordinary prison routines and require the administration to make difficult decisions that may restrict or limit prison operations and activities. Responding to a COVID-19 outbreak once the virus has spread in the prison is a significant challenge – particularly in overcrowded conditions. The package provides communication tools with clear and concise information and visuals.

Ce guide met en lumière les exemples souvent choquants de VEFE à travers le monde, et présente les mesures innovantes de prévention et de lutte actuellement mises en oeuvre. Il est destiné aux acteurs les mieux placés pour prévenir et réduire la VEFE, notamment les organisations internationales et les organismes qui apportent un soutien à la programmation en matière d’assistance électorale, de participation politique des femmes, de surveillance du respect des droits humains et d’élimination de la violence à l’égard des femmes. Il pourra également servir de ressource aux membres des partis politiques, en particulier aux dirigeants de ces partis, aux organismes de gestion électorale, aux organisations de la société civile, aux groupes de femmes et aux militants pour l’égalité entre les sexes. Mettre fin à la violence à l’égard des femmes dans les élections est une responsabilité partagée par tous les acteurs à tous les niveaux du monde politique et électoral, et qui sera bénéfique à tous.

Official documents of Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council, 2015-2016. The United Nations Security Council takes the lead in determining the existence of a threat to the peace or an act of aggression. It calls upon the State parties to a dispute to settle it by peaceful means and recommends methods of adjustment or terms of settlement. In some cases, the Security Council can resort to imposing sanctions or even authorize the use of force to maintain or restore international peace and security.

This Guide highlights the often-shocking examples of VAWE around the world, and showcases the innovative prevention and response measures being tested. It is intended for those best positioned to act to prevent and mitigate VAWE, including international organizations and those providing programming support on electoral assistance, women’s political participation, human rights monitoring and ending violence against women. It will also be a resource for members of political parties, particularly the leadership of those parties, electoral management bodies, civil society organizations, women’s groups and gender equality activists. Ending violence against women in elections is a responsibility shared by all actors at all levels across the political and electoral spectrum and will bring rewards for all.

La información en este paquete está destinada a apoyar a los administradores y al personal de la prisión. Ha sido desarrollado para garantizar la seguridad del personal, los presos y el público en los esfuerzos de evitar que el COVID-19 (coronavirus) ingrese a la prisión y mitigar el impacto en caso de un brote. Se deben hacer todos los esfuerzos para mantener el COVID-19 fuera de las prisiones. Las medidas preventivas muy probablemente resulten en alteraciones significativas de las rutinas ordinarias de la prisión y requerirán que la administración tome decisiones difíciles que pueden restringir o limitar las operaciones y actividades de la prisión. Responder a un brote de COVID-19 una vez que el virus se ha propagado en la prisión es un desafío importante, particularmente en condiciones de hacinamiento. El paquete proporciona herramientas de comunicación con información y elementos visuales claros y concisos.

The Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council, a two volume set, provides UN Member States, UN entities, researchers and the general public a comprehensive, reliable, objective and readily accessible source of information regarding the evolving practice of the Security Council on constitutional, procedural and substantive matters since inception in 1946. The Repertoire covers in particular the Council’s interpretation and application of the UN Charter and its own Provisional Rules of Procedure and features case studies as well as summaries of its official documents.

The Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council, a two volume set, provides UN Member States, UN entities, researchers and the general public a comprehensive, reliable, objective and readily accessible source of information regarding the evolving practice of the Security Council on constitutional, procedural and substantive matters since inception in 1946. The Repertoire covers in particular the Council’s interpretation and application of the UN Charter and its own Provisional Rules of Procedure and features case studies as well as summaries of its official documents. This publication is a two volume set.

The world of sport presents a natural partnership for the United Nations system. By its very nature sport is about participation. It is about inclusion and citizenship. Sport brings individuals and communities together, highlighting commonalties and bridging cultural or ethnic divides. This report analyses in detail the potential contribution that sport can make towards achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. It provides an overview of the growing role that sports activities are playing in many United Nations programmes and crystallizes the lessons learned.

The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, volume 42 (Part II): 2017, with a foreword by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, summarizes developments and trends in 2017 on key issues of multilateral consideration at the international and regional levels; reviews the activity of the General Assembly, the Conference on Disarmament and the Disarmament Commission; and contains a handy timeline of highlights of multilateral disarmament in 2017.

The information in this package is intended to support prison administrators and staff. It has been developed to ensure the safety and security of staff, prisoners and the public in the efforts to prevent COVID-19 (coronavirus) from entering the prison and mitigate the impact in case of an outbreak. Addressing COVID-19 requires critical preparedness and a prepared response, particularly within places of detention (prisons). Prison staff play a crucial role in contributing to the effort of preventing the spread of the disease, promoting safer prison environments, and responding to outbreaks in a timely and effective manner. All efforts must be taken to keep COVID-19 out of the prisons. Preventative measures will most likely result in significant disruptions to ordinary prison routines and require the administration to make difficult decisions that may restrict or limit prison operations and activities. Responding to a COVID-19 outbreak once the virus has spread in the prison is a significant challenge – particularly in overcrowded conditions. The package provides communication tools with clear and concise information and visuals.

This publication is based on the work conducted and the knowledge collected by UNICRI in the past 15 years by implementing counter-terrorism projects. The book will contribute to the PVE/CVE international debate, especially concerning lessons learned and challenges in the rehabilitation and reintegration efforts of violent extremists. Topics discussed are: A pathway model towards a comprehensive rehabilitation and reintegration program; Engagement with multiple stakeholders across an array of different sectors, including government, civil society, the private sector, academia, and regional and international institutions; Various and diverse national and regional strategies/action plans; Risk assessments in the field of countering radicalization of violent extremist offenders (VEOs) in prisons; The importance of research in the design of rehabilitation and reintegration programs in prisons.

The information in this package is intended to support prison administrators and staff. It has been developed to ensure the safety and security of staff, prisoners and the public in the efforts to prevent COVID-19 (coronavirus) from entering the prison and mitigate the impact in case of an outbreak. Addressing COVID-19 requires critical preparedness and a prepared response, particularly within places of detention (prisons). Prison staff play a crucial role in contributing to the effort of preventing the spread of the disease, promoting safer prison environments, and responding to outbreaks in a timely and effective manner. All efforts must be taken to keep COVID-19 out of the prisons. Preventative measures will most likely result in significant disruptions to ordinary prison routines and require the administration to make difficult decisions that may restrict or limit prison operations and activities. Responding to a COVID-19 outbreak once the virus has spread in the prison is a significant challenge – particularly in overcrowded conditions. The package provides communication tools with clear and concise information and visuals.

The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, volume 42 (Part II): 2017, with a foreword by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, summarizes developments and trends in 2017 on key issues of multilateral consideration at the international and regional levels; reviews the activity of the General Assembly, the Conference on Disarmament and the Disarmament Commission; and contains a handy timeline of highlights of multilateral disarmament in 2017.

The Year in Review features the activities of the UN Peacekeeping Missions in 2011, highlighting the successes and challenges that emerge throughout the year towards maintaining peace and security, protecting civilians, and providing support to fragile societies and governments in a post-conflict setting.

Under the framework of the UN Joint Global Programme on Essential Services, UN Women, together with UNODC and the IAWP, developed this handbook on gender-responsive police services to address the need for a strengthened justice sector response to violence against women and girls. The handbook is based on and complements existing global and country-specific handbooks and training materials for law enforcement. It covers areas such as prevention of violence against women and girls, gender-responsive police investigations, survivor-centred approaches, and institutional transformation within an often-complex justice system. It also provides guidance on responding to violence against women and girls during a crisis, including a pandemic.

The Report describes how terrorist, violent extremist and organized criminal groups are trying to take advantage of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic to expand their activities and jeopardize the efficacy and credibility of response measures by governments. The COVID-19 crisis has amplified misinformation and disinformation on social media and has created new opportunities for violent non-state actors. In recent months UNICRI has detected an exponential increase of malicious use of social media to undermine trust in governments and, at the same time, to reinforce extremist narratives, recruitment strategies and control of the territory by criminal groups. Terrorist, violent extremist and organized criminal groups have successfully exploited vulnerabilities in the social media to manipulate people and disseminate conspiracy theories. In this Report we analyse how technology can provide valid instruments to combat online disinformation and misinformation, highlighting both the advantages and the limitations. It must be emphasized that technology can support but not replace human ability and skills to evaluate the veracity of online information. Moreover, the effective use of technology to detect and debunk disinformation should empower people using social media so that they can make their own informed decisions about what is verified and what is not. This, then, can empower people to build a closer relationship with truth and justice. We hope this Report enhances knowledge and understanding of this complex problem and encourages the identification of new approaches to prevent and combat the malicious use of social media by violent non-state actors.

The United Nations Security Council takes the lead in determining the existence of a threat to the peace or an act of aggression. It calls upon the State parties to a dispute to settle it by peaceful means and recommends methods of adjustment or terms of settlement. In some cases, the Security Council can resort to imposing sanctions or even authorize the use of force to maintain or restore international peace and security.

This publication summarizes developments and trends in 2020 on key issues of multilateral consideration at the international and regional levels. The yearbook reviews the activity of the General Assembly and the Conference on Disarmament and the Disarmament Commission. Additionally, it contains a timeline that highlights events in multilateral disarmament in 2020 and comprises a foreword written by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs.

After setting forth general principles on use of force, the guidance discusses international norms and standards on the use of less lethal weapons in a scenario-based, weapon-specific manner with a particular focus on the policing of assemblies. If a user in the field is attempting to determine whether law enforcement has used a less-lethal weapon improperly while policing an assembly, he or she can find a description of the weapon, and refer to various scenarios for lawful use, as well as scenarios of unlawful use. Crucially, he or she can also find the specific threshold of conduct, which makes use of that weapon permissible.

The Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council provides UN Member States, UN entities, researchers and the general public a comprehensive, reliable, objective and readily accessible source of information regarding the evolving practice of the Security Council on constitutional, procedural and substantive matters since inception in 1946. The Repertoire covers in particular the Council’s interpretation and application of the UN Charter and its own Provisional Rules of Procedure and features case studies as well as summaries of its official documents.

The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, volume 42 (Part II): 2017, with a foreword by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, summarizes developments and trends in 2017 on key issues of multilateral consideration at the international and regional levels; reviews the activity of the General Assembly, the Conference on Disarmament and the Disarmament Commission; and contains a handy timeline of highlights of multilateral disarmament in 2017.

This series is produced by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and deals with selected questions of human rights that are under active consideration or are of particular interest. The Fact Sheets are intended to assist an ever-wider audience in better understanding basic human rights, what the United Nations is doing to promote and protect them, and the international machinery available to help realize those rights.

The Yearbook presents the works of the International Court of Justice between 1 August 2017 and 31 July 2018, as well as its organization and functioning. The publication also includes annexes describing the Court’s history and practice since 1946, as well as the Practice Directions adopted by the Court.

After setting forth general principles on use of force, the guidance discusses international norms and standards on the use of less lethal weapons in a scenario-based, weapon-specific manner with a particular focus on the policing of assemblies. If a user in the field is attempting to determine whether law enforcement has used a less-lethal weapon improperly while policing an assembly, he or she can find a description of the weapon, and refer to various scenarios for lawful use, as well as scenarios of unlawful use. Crucially, he or she can also find the specific threshold of conduct, which makes use of that weapon permissible.

L’extrémisme violent continue de faire peser une menace persistante sur la paix et la stabilité dans les régions du Sahel et du Maghreb. Il continue de faire des morts et des blessés ainsi que d’occasionner des destructions de biens, en bouleversant au passage la vie des citoyens ordinaires. Près de 6 000 personnes ont perdu la vie dans les conflits en cours entre 2015 et avril 2020 dans neuf pays de ces régions, à savoir l’Algérie, le Burkina Faso, le Tchad, la Libye, le Mali, la Mauritanie, le Maroc, le Niger et la Tunisie. La région du Sahel a été particulièrement durement touchée, le Burkina Faso et le Mali ayant enregistré une nette augmentation des attaques depuis 2018, tandis que, dans la région du Maghreb, de nombreux jeunes se sont radicalisés et ont quitté leur pays pour rejoindre les rangs de combattants terroristes étrangers. En 2015, l’Institut interrégional de recherche des Nations Unies sur la criminalité et la justice (UNICRI) a lancé, avec le soutien généreux de la Direction générale du voisinage et des négociations d’élargissement (DG NEAR) de la Commission européenne, le Projet pilote pour la lutte contre la radicalisation et l’extrémisme violent dans la région du Sahel-Maghreb – un projet ambitieux qui avait pour but de collaborer avec les organisations de la société civile dans neuf pays de la région afin de mettre en place et d’évaluer des interventions pilotes à petite échelle de nature, de portée et de durée variables. L’objectif final de ce projet pilote était de mieux comprendre quelles sont les interventions qui fonctionnent et celles qui ne fonctionnent pas pour renforcer la résilience des communautés locales face à la radicalisation et à l’extrémisme violent. Après cinq années de mise en oeuvre et plus de 80 interventions, 500 activités et 23 000 participants, l’UNICRI et la DG NEAR sont fiers de présenter les résultats de ces recherches.

Violent extremism is a persistent threat to peace and stability in the Sahel and Maghreb regions. Nearly 6,000 people died in ongoing conflicts between 2015 and April 2020 in Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger and Tunisia. The Sahel region was particularly badly hit, with a marked increase in attacks, while, in the Maghreb region, many youth were radicalized and joined the ranks of foreign terrorist fighters. A Pilot Project aimed to better understand what works and what does not in strengthening the resilience of local communities to radicalization and violent extremism. The results are contained in this report.

Después de establecer los principios generales sobre el uso de la fuerza, la guía analiza las normas y estándares internacionales sobre el uso de armas menos letales de una manera específica de armas y basada en escenarios, con un enfoque particular en la vigilancia de las reuniones. Si un usuario en el campo está intentando determinar si la policía ha utilizado un arma menos letal de manera inapropiada mientras vigilaba una reunión, él o ella puede encontrar una descripción del arma y consultar varios escenarios para el uso legal, así como escenarios de uso ilícito. Fundamentalmente, él o ella también puede encontrar el umbral específico de conducta, que hace que el uso de esa arma sea permisible.

This report highlights the evolving nature of armed conflict and violence, examining seven major trends related to global peace and security today. It notes areas of progress and in which solutions are still wanting, as well as opportunities and persistent challenges faced by the international community. It subsequently serves as a contribution to the reflections that will take place during the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and throughout the Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace. In that regard, it also serves to honour the spirit and wisdom of one of the world’s great humanists. As Mr. Mandela himself declared, “peace is not just the absence of conflict; peace is the creation of an environment where all can flourish, regardless of race, colour, creed, religion, gender, class, caste or any other social markers of difference”.

Ce guide pratique vise à promouvoir la ratification universelle de la Convention internationale pour la protection de toutes les personnes contre les disparitions forcées et à aider les États dans leurs efforts pour devenir parties à la Convention. Son objectif est d’apporter des réponses aux questions communément soulevées par les États à l’occasion de cet engagement. Son objectif est également d'offrir des conseils pratiques aux États concernant le processus pour devenir partie à la Convention et ce que cela implique.

The war in Ukraine has been the fastest growing and largest displacement crisis in Europe since World War II and has precipitated a regional refugee response of commensurate scale. In the nearly two years since the Russian Federation’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the flow of refugees into neighbouring countries, and beyond, has been met by a remarkable mobilization of assistance – by national and municipal authorities, civil society actors, local volunteers, and refugees themselves, all contributing to ensure protection and meet the essential needs of those fleeing violence. As the refugee response enters its third year in 2024, it continues to address significant needs in host countries, demonstrating an evolving and prolonged situation. Notably, this iteration of the plan reflects the overall ownership of the response and greater investment by host governments in the socio-economic inclusion of refugees.

Fuel Trafficking in the Sahel is part of a series of transnational organized crime threat assessment reports on the Sahel. The report explores fuel trafficking in the Sahel by looking at the nature of the market, trafficking flows, the main actors involved, as well as the enablers and impact of this form of trafficking on the region.

Esta serie es una publicación de la Oficina del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos. En ella se tratan cuestiones de derechos humanos que están en curso de examen o que revisten especial interés. La finalidad de los Folletos informativos es que cada vez más personas conozcan los derechos humanos fundamentales, la labor que realizan las Naciones Unidas para promoverlos y protegerlos y los mecanismos internacionales con que se cuenta para ayudar a hacerlos efectivos.

Like the first Arab Human Development Report, this fifth volume in the series undertakes a broad diagnostic of the state of development in Arab countries, this time through the lens of human security. Adopting a more differentiated approach to the particular contours of sub-regions, it shows that the concept of human security offers a relevant framework for refocusing the social contract in the Arab countries on neglected priorities. The Report analyzes interdependent threats and downturns that undermine the safety and development prospects of individuals and states alike, and indicates policy orientations that Arab governments, civil society, citizens and international actors could adopt in response.

Across the world, journalism is under re. While more individuals have access to content than ever before, the combination of political polarization and technological change has facilitated the rapid spread of hate speech, misogyny and unverified ‘fake news’, often leading to disproportionate restrictions on freedom of expression. In an ever-growing number of countries, journalists face physical and verbal attacks that threaten their ability to report news and information to the public. In the face of such challenges, this new volume in the World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development series offers a critical analysis of new developments in media freedom, pluralism, independence and the safety of journalists. With a special focus on gender equality in the media, this study provides a global perspective that serves as an essential resource for UNESCO Member States, international organizations, civil society groups, academia and individuals seeking to understand the changing global media landscape.