#Armed Conflicts

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Russia-Ukraine conflict is world's first commercial space war, starting point of future Star Wars

By N. C. Bipindra The employment of space assets for military purposes has recently seen an uptick. The Russia–Ukraine war is the most significant space-related development since 2022, given the wide-ranging use of space-based assets by both the warring sides. A Space Threat Assessment by an American think-tank has also concluded that there has been an unparalleled level of transparency on the…

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Ethiopia: A Cry for Justice in Da’awalley – The Federal Government Must Act Now

#Alarming violence in #Ethiopia's #SomaliRegion: #JusticeForDaawalley. The federal gov't must act now to investigate state police actions, protect civilians, & mediate the conflict to prevent further #HumanitarianCrisis.

Continue reading Ethiopia: A Cry for Justice in Da’awalley – The Federal Government Must Act Now

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Attacks on schools and learners are attacks on children’s rights and their futures.

Every student and teacher should feel safe at school. But for millions, that's not a reality.

September 9th, International Day to Protect Education From Attack 2024.

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Terrorism and the organized crime in Sahel.

Terrorist groups and organised crime organisations usually interact in three ways: they can coexist, cooperate, or converge into a single group. Terrorist groups are more likely to engage directly in criminal activity than cooperate with organised crime. There is a clear correlation between the impact of terrorism and the level of organised criminal activity. This correlation is particularly strong in certain areas, like the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa. The nexus between organised crime and terrorism in the Sahel is characterised by activities such as cattle and livestock rustling, artisanal gold mining, drug trafficking, kidnapping, and ransom demands. Terrorist groups integrate organised criminal operations by co-opting illicit economies, taxing both criminal and unregulated legal enterprises, and providing security for criminal groups and the transportation of illicit goods. Areas with contested territorial control typically experience higher levels of violence, including terror attacks. Terrorist organisations like JNIM in the Sahel often increase violent attacks, kidnappings, and ransom activities during phases of territorial expansion or competition. Once they establish control, these activities usually decrease. For example, in Mali, cattle rustling has significantly increased due to escalating conflict and a campaign by IS-Sahel in late 2022 to expand their territory. In Burkina Faso, gold mining has been a major factor in JNIM’s expansion as they seek to extend influence into gold mining regions. Kidnapping has surged in the Sahel, with incidents increasing from 78 in 2017 to over 1,000 in 2023.

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2024 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment - Economic and Social Council, 30th plenary meeting.

The 2024 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS) will take place from 25 to 27 June in New York. The theme for the 2024 HAS is "Putting humanity first in the face of conflicts and climate change: strengthening humanitarian assistance and respect for international humanitarian law, and promoting effectiveness, innovation and partnerships".

Watch the 2024 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment - Economic and Social Council, 30th plenary meeting!

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Part II - United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS 2024).

Geopolitical tensions, the climate crisis, global mistrust and the dark side of technology, which Secretary-General António Guterres has called the "looming threats of the 21st century", are affecting the well-being and livelihoods of communities worldwide and the planet itself. National and United Nations Police are on the frontlines of averting and addressing these transnational threats.

The United Nations Police contribute to the Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) initiative and A4P+ priorities by building and supporting or, where mandated, acting as a substitute or partial substitute for host-State police capacity to prevent and detect crime, protect life and property, and maintain public order and safety in adherence to the rule of law and international human rights law.

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Objectives:

A common vision and concrete commitments to further equipping the United Nations Police - UNPOL to effectively contribute to A4P and A4P+ priorities. Awareness of interlinkages between national and United Nations policing to increase global security.

Collective appreciation of the role of national and United Nations policing in overcoming systemic challenges affecting peacekeeping.

Joint understanding of the needs of the United Nations Police, including related to safety and security, and concrete Member State and Secretariat commitments to meet demands.

A common roadmap to realize the Secretary-General's vision of "a transformed United Nations police that is people-centred, modern, agile, mobile and flexible, specialized, rights-based and norm-driven", and that is also innovative, data-driven and tech-enabled.

United Nations Headquarters

UN Web TV

Watch (Part 2) United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS 2024)!

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Women under Foreign Occupation (CSW68 Side Event).

The panel discussion will evaluate different dimensions of the challenges that girls and women face specially those under foreign occupation and dwell upon possible pathways to ensure the protection and promotion of their rights.

The objective of the panel discussion is to raise awareness regarding violations of the fundamental rights of women in situations of foreign occupation, specifically:

Sexual attacks, including rape, intimidation and exploitation, often perpetrated as a weapon of war;

Arrest and incarceration, including of male family members;

Denial of food, shelter and medical help;

Privacy intrusions, including in house searches;

The abduction, detention and torture of children;

Trauma suffered due to security operations, torture and intimidation; and

The indiscriminate bombing of homes, dwellings and places of refuge.

Launch of the Women under Foreign Occupation (CSW68 Side Event).

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The International Institute for Strategic Studies in London published the latest edition of its authoritative annual Armed Conflict Survey, and it paints a grim picture of rising violence in in many regions, of wars chronically resistant to broking of peace. The survey — which addresses regional conflicts rather than the superpower confrontation between China, Russia, the US and its allies — documents 183 conflicts for 2023, the highest number in three decades.

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Ep 3 AU in which Evan succeeded on his death save but lost his arm, so K made him a prosthesis while the group was still on Galamanis

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armed conflict, duty calls.. we are not psychopaths, we only protect our women and children.. so train, be ready.. life for freedom.. FREE PALESTINE

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Opal, Twice-Crowned Champion of Lolth 🕷️🕸️🕷️

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(Billie Eilish’s “you should see me in a crown” playing in the distance)

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Egypt – The Latest Wedge Exacerbating Somalia's Divisions

#Somalia's govt is fuelling divisions by centralizing power & confronting opposition. Foreign support (#Egypt) against #Somaliland & #Ethiopia is amplifying this trend, with some regions preferring Ethiopian protection from #AlShabaab.

Continue reading Egypt – The Latest Wedge Exacerbating Somalia’s Divisions

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Policy on child protection in united nations peace operations.

All United Nations peace operations personnel not only have the obligation to promote and safeguard the rights of children throughout their work and in interactions with national and local interlocutors, but also to adhere to and abide by the highest international norms and standards reflected in the body of law.

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Global Terrorism Index 2024.

Deaths from terrorism rose to 8,352 in 2023, a 22 per cent increase from the prior year. The number of terrorist attacks decreased to 3,350 in 2023, a reduction of 23 per cent from the 4,321 attacks in 2022. Terrorism deaths fell by 519 in Afghanistan in 2023, an 81 per cent improvement. This is the first year since 2019 that Afghanistan has not been the country most impacted by terrorism. Terrorism attacks became more deadly in 2023 with 2.5 deaths per attack compared to 1.6 in 2022. Iraq is no longer amongst the ten countries most impacted by terrorism, with total deaths falling 65 per cent in the past year. Prior to 2023, Iraq had been ranked in the top ten every year since the inception of the index. Burkina Faso became the country with the highest impact from terrorism for the first time, with deaths from terrorism increasing by 68 per cent to 1,907. A quarter of all terrorism deaths occurring globally were in Burkina Faso. Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the most impacted region by terrorism in 2023 followed by the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Within sub-Saharan Africa, the Sahel is the most affected region, accounting for almost half of all deaths from terrorism and 26 per cent of attacks in 2023. Five of the ten countries most impacted by terrorism are in the Sahel region. Israel had the largest increase in terrorism deaths, increasing from 24 to 1,210 deaths. The attack in Israel by Hamas was the single largest terrorist attack since the inception of the GTI, the biggest since 9/11 and one of the largest terrorist attacks in history. Islamic State (IS) and its affiliates remained the world’s deadliest terrorist group in 2023, despite deaths attributed to the group and its affiliates declining by 17 per cent from 1,963 to 1,636 deaths. The four terrorist groups responsible for the most deaths in 2023 were Islamic State (IS), Hamas, Jamaat Nusrat AlIslam wal Muslimeen (JNIM) and Al-Shabaab. Of the 3,350 terrorist attacks recorded in 2023, 54 per cent were attributed to a group. This compares to 48 per cent in 2022 and 45 per cent in 2021. The countries with the highest number of attacks not attributed to a group were Myanmar, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Pakistan. IS in Syria is the most active it has been in ten years, with attacks rising by 4 per cent to 224 in 2023. Conflict remains the primary driver of terrorist activity. Over 90 per cent of terror attacks in 2023 occurred in conflict zones.