Five months since deadly conflict erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the fighting shows no sign of abating, and neither side appears close to a decisive military victory, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, Volker Perthes, told the Security Council today…

Liaison Officer for Papua New Guinea, Stephen Liston, outlines the lessons learned from a UN-backed Melanesian peace process. Located in the waters of the southwest Pacific Ocean, Bougainville is an autonomous region within the island chain of Papua New Guinea. Earlier this summer, Bougainville was the site of resumed discussions…

The new Commission will work towards the resolution of the issues faced by the Mapuche people. O n 21 June 2023 in Santiago de Chile, President Gabriel Boric launched the Presidential Commission for Peace and Understanding in La Araucanía. The Commission is a unique institution that aims to find long-term…

As the UN Security Council addresses the subject of artificial intelligence this week, Politically Speaking revisits how DPPA is using new technologies in its conflict prevention work. T he Security Council will hold tomorrow (18 July 2023) its first ever debate on artificial intelligence (AI), peace and security. The meeting…

14 July, New York: The Security Council today adopted a resolution that renewed the mandate of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) for another year and encouraged Member States “to provide security support to the Haitian National Police (HNP) in response to the appeal from the Prime Minister of…

As the Security Council prepares to discuss the latest report of the Secretary-General on the work of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia on 12 July 2023, we look back to the recent visit by a group of mostly New York-based diplomats to the country. The delegates saw how…

From peace processes in Georgia and Moldova to elections in Kyrgyzstan, joint efforts between the two international bodies have demonstrated the power of cooperation. Collaboration between the United Nations (UN) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has been instrumental in fostering peace and stability across Europe…

As the UN marks 75 years of its special political missions, Politically Speaking has been talking with the Secretary-General’s Representatives and Envoys about their current work and how they view the future of diplomacy for peace.

As the UN marks 75 years of its special political missions, Politically Speaking has been talking with the Secretary-General’s Representatives and Envoys about their current work and how they view the future of diplomacy for peace.