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2,021 | July | 9 | S/2021/635 | United Nations operation in Cyprus | During the reporting period, UNFICYP pursued its efforts to encourage strict
adherence to the United Nations policy of zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and
abuse. In coordination with the Regional Conduct and Discipline Section based at the
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, the mission implemented activities related
to prevention, enforcement and remedial action regarding misconduct, including
sexual exploitation and abuse, fraud, and prohibited conduct in the workplace. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3931612/files/S_2021_635-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | prevention | prevention |
2,021 | July | 9 | S/2021/635 | United Nations operation in Cyprus | Given the COVID-19 context, all misconduct-related training for all categories
of personnel in the mission, including on the prevention of sexual exploitation and
abuse, fraud and corruption, was delivered online. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3931612/files/S_2021_635-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | management | management & gender parity |
2,021 | July | 9 | S/2021/635 | United Nations operation in Cyprus | Given the passage of time and the risk that the communities drift ever-further
apart, fostering cooperation on issues that affect the daily life of Cypriots is
fundamental. I have previously encouraged the leaders to empower the technical
committees and to give them the political support required to achieve results, in
particular those that can play a role in addressing key aspects of the COVID-19
pandemic’s impact, such as health, economic and commercial matters, crisis
management, gender equality and humanitarian affairs. A stated political commitment
to meaningfully empower these committees notwithstanding, progress achieved
during the period remained limited, especially given the potential role that these
committees could play vis-à-vis the pandemic and its socioeconomic and related
consequences. A notable exception was the Technical Committee on Health, which,
as indicated above, played a critical role in supporting the sides in advancing in terms
of public health-related cooperation on COVID-19 and in reopening crossings. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3931612/files/S_2021_635-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | other | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,021 | July | 9 | S/2021/635 | United Nations operation in Cyprus | I applaud the tenacity and continuing efforts of women’s groups and women
activists in Cyprus to ensure the full participation of women in the peace process and
for a gender-responsive settlement. UNFICYP will continue to play its part in lead ing
by example on gender parity in peacekeeping and will maintain its efforts to support
gender and peace activists to take their rightful place in the peace initiative on the
island. In that respect, I urge the leaders to fully support the work of the Tec hnical
Committee on Gender Equality and the critical role of civil society and to ensure a
linkage between the two, in order to pursue a sustainable and equitable solution to the
Cyprus issue for all. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3931612/files/S_2021_635-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | elective | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,021 | July | 9 | S/2021/635 | United Nations operation in Cyprus | I express my gratitude to Ms. Spehar for her service as my Special
Representative in Cyprus, Head of UNFICYP and Deputy Special Adviser on Cyprus.
I also express my appreciation to all the women and men serving in UNFICYP for
their steadfast commitment to the implementation of the mandate of the mission and
the cause of peace on the island.
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Annex
Countries providing military and police personnel to the
United Nations operation in Cyprus (as at 18 June 2021)
Country Number of military personnel
Argentina 249
Austria 3
Brazil 2
Canada 1
Chile 6
Ghana 1
Hungary 11
India 1
Norway 3
Pakistan 3
Paraguay 12
Russian Federation 4
Serbia 8
Slovakia 235
Ukraine 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 257
Totala 796
Country Number of police personnel
Bosnia and Herzegovina 6
Bulgaria 2
China 6
Finland 2
India 3
Ireland 10
Italy 4
Jordan 4
Lithuania 1
Montenegro 1
Pakistan 3
Romania 5
Russian Federation 4
Serbia 2
Slovakia 6
Sweden 3
Ukraine 3
Totala 65
a Of the military personnel, 714 are men and 82 are women. Of the police personnel, 37 are
men and 28 are women.
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2,021 | July | 9 | S/2021/635 | United Nations operation in Cyprus | I have heard the calls from numerous civil society actors to have a greater say
in the future of the island and, in particular, on the course of the peace process. In
previous reports, I called upon political leaders on the island to contribu te to bringing
the communities closer together as an element necessary for building a constituency
for peace and laying the foundation for a sustainable solution to the Cyprus problem.
I recognize and support the role of civil society, especially women and youth, and
view the active participation and inclusion of civil actors in the broader Cyprus peace
process to be key to a lasting settlement and peace. I further emphasize the important
facilitation role of the two United Nations missions on the ground in that regard. Both
missions will further this engagement. I urge the leaders to encourage more direct
contact and cooperation between the two communities and to provide concrete
support to people-to-people initiatives, as evidence of their genuine commitment to a
solution. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3931612/files/S_2021_635-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | participation | participation |
2,021 | July | 9 | S/2021/635 | United Nations operation in Cyprus | In line with its objective to bolster gender parity, UNFICYP continued to foster
an enabling environment through which women’s participation in peacekeeping is
increased and enhanced. The mission continued to provide capacity-building and
awareness-raising tools to personnel from its police, military and civilian components
and to systematically solicit the perspectives of female peacekeepers from all
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components to ensure gender-responsive operations. In May, UNFICYP again led by
example by welcoming a new female Force Commander and Senior Police Adviser,
thus upholding its tradition of ensuring senior female leadership mission-wide.
IV. Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3931612/files/S_2021_635-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | protection | protection |
2,021 | July | 9 | S/2021/635 | United Nations operation in Cyprus | Incidents of pushback were noted, both from the buffer zone and at sea,
rendering asylum seekers at risk of refoulement. On 5 February, five Syrian nationals,
including two women, were intercepted in Pyla and directed back to the north by the
Cyprus Police. In addition, witnesses reported that asylum seekers who had presented
themselves to the police at the established crossing points in order to seek asylum
were denied access to asylum procedures, with the explanation that this was due to
COVID-19 restrictions. Some asylum seekers attempted to cross through the vario us
sections of the buffer zone and became stranded there for several days. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3931612/files/S_2021_635-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | other | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,021 | July | 9 | S/2021/635 | United Nations operation in Cyprus | Several incidents of pushback of boats were noted between December 2020 and
May 2021. In particular, a boat carrying 38 Syrians, assumed to have departed from
Lebanon, had reportedly been initially pushed back in December 2020. The boat was
subsequently allowed to dock after the passengers claimed to have sailed from the
Syrian Arab Republic. On 8 January 2021, a boat carrying 26 Syrians was reportedly
pushed back by Cyprus coast guards. The boat was presumed to have sailed from
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5 See, for example, the sixteenth report on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC)
No 866/2004 and the situation resulting from its application covering the period 1 January until
31 December 2019, available at www.eumonitor.eu/9353000/1/j9vvik7m1c3gyxp/vl9mkeuq4gx5.
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Turkey. On 17 May, a boat carrying 63 Syrian nationals, including 23 children and 16
women, was pushed back to Lebanon without allowing the passengers gain access to
asylum procedures, even though they had expressed clearly their wish to seek asylum.
According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR), some of those asylum seekers continue to remain detained in Lebanon and
are subject to deportation to the Syrian Arab Republic, which would be a violation of
the principle of non-refoulement. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3931612/files/S_2021_635-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | other | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,021 | July | 9 | S/2021/635 | United Nations operation in Cyprus | UNFICYP expanded its outreach to youth groups across the island on issues
related to gender equality, gender-based discrimination and the women and peace and
security agenda. On International Women’s Day, UNFICYP facilitated an
intercommunal dialogue with young people on the gendered impact of the COVID-19
pandemic. Furthermore, as part of a global campaign on women’s participation in
peace and political processes, UNFICYP developed a month-long social media
campaign with diverse content, including featuring several women serving in the
mission across the components. The campaign also included videos profiling two
women activists from Cyprus who are working to build trust and dialogue among
women from the two communities and to promote a joint approach between them in
favour of sustainable peace. In addition, in March 2021, the mission’s monthly
podcast featured a conversation with the outgoing United Nations police Senior Police
Adviser, who spoke about the role of women in peacekeeping, including at the
leadership level. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3931612/files/S_2021_635-EN.pdf | Chase | gender specific | elective | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,021 | July | 9 | S/2021/635 | United Nations operation in Cyprus | UNFICYP maintained its support for the implementation of the women and
peace and security agenda throughout the period, using virtual forums owing to the
COVID-19 pandemic. The challenges of employing virtual means notwithstanding,
women activists continued to coalesce under a shared goal of women’s participation
in the peace process and in favour of an urgent resumption of the talks. Several
women’s organizations issued supportive statements and submitted their demands to
their leaders, in anticipation of the informal five-plus-one meeting, a positive step in
promoting women’s perspectives on peace and security for Cyprus. One
intercommunal women’s group, “Hands across the Divide”, undertook a series of
outreach meetings with decision makers on both sides of the island and with the
diplomatic community, so as to further share women’s perspectives in relation to the
peace process. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3931612/files/S_2021_635-EN.pdf | Chase | gender specific | elective | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | A total of 20 abductions were attributed to FARDC (15) and the Congolese
National Police (5). In half of those cases (10), the violation was committed with the
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purpose of committing sexual violence against the abductees. Other purposes
included ransom and the extortion of money from families. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | A total of 263 children, including 15 girls, between the ages of 8 and 17, were
held in detention by FARDC (236) and the Congolese National Police (27) for their
alleged association with armed groups (248), or on national security grounds,
following electoral protests (15). The detentions were verified in the greater Kasai
region (105), and the provinces of North Kivu (80), South Kivu (54), Tanganyika (13)
and Ituri (11). Most children were handed over to the country task force after a period
of between 2 and 30 days in custody. At least 29 children, however, were detained for
periods ranging between one and two years, in violation of the directives issued in
2013 by the Minister of Defence and the National Intelligence Agency (Agence
nationale de renseignements) to immediately hand over children formerly associated
with armed groups to child protection actors. For example, between January and July
2019, following advocacy by the country task force, 33 boys between the ages of 13
and 17 were released from Kananga central prison, Kasai Central Province. They had
been detained with adult prisoners since December 2017, as they were cons idered as
adults, pending age verification. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | other | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | A total of 27 cases of killing (12) and maiming (15) (7 per cent) resulted from
unexploded ordnance, responsibility for which could not be attributed to a specific party.
C. Rape and other forms of sexual violence | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | other | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | A total of 7,456 children (6,229 boys, 1,227 girls) were separated from 56
parties to conflict and verified by the country task force as having been associated
during the reporting period. Of those children, 4,639 children were recruited in the
years before 2018 but used until their separation during the reporting period. The
remaining 2,817 (2,427 boys, 390 girls) were recruited and separated within the
reporting period. The downward trend in new recruitment is explained by such factors
as the de-escalation of conflict in the greater Kasai region; the decrease in armed
groups’ activities in the immediate post-electoral period, when several armed groups
looked to lay down arms and surrender; and a greater engagement of the country task
force with armed groups in order to stop recruitment and use, and to release children. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | other | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Armed groups remained the main perpetrators of sexual violence against
children and were responsible for 431 cases (56 per cent). Cases were attributed to
Nyatura (82), Mai-Mai Apa Na Pale (46), Raia Mutomboki (41), CNRD (34),
Kamuina Nsapu (31), Mai-Mai Mazembe (28), NDC-Rénové (28), FDLR (22), Bantu
militia (21), FRPI (18), CODECO (11), Mai-Mai Luc (10), AFRC (9), Mai-Mai
Kifuafua (7), Mai-Mai Yakutumba (6), non-identified Mai-Mai groups (6), FDLR-
FOCA (5), Mai-Mai Malaika (5), Mai-Mai Ngubito (5), APCLS (3) and other parties
(13). Of note is the significant reduction in the number of cases of sexual violence
committed by FRPI, from being responsible for the highest number of verified cases
in my previous report (S/2018/502) with 148 cases, to 18 in 2018 and zero cases in | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Boys were also at risk of sexual violence, even if the number of verified cases
was far lower (3). They were particularly vulnerable while associated with armed
groups or in detention. It is essential to underscore that sexual violence against boys
remains underreported as a result of shame, social stigma and inadequate services for
male survivors. For instance, in April 2019, in Lubero territory, North Kivu, a 16-
year-old boy was recruited and sexually abused by having thorns inserted into his
penis by Mai-Mai Mazembe elements. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender specific | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Children who were recruited and used were also victims of, or exposed to, other
grave violations, including killing and maiming and sexual violence. For example, at
least 331 of newly recruited girls (29 per cent) reported being subjected to rape, sexual
slavery or forced marriage during their association with armed groups. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | During the reporting period, the country task force verified 9,957 grave
violations affecting 8,444 children (6,439 boys, 2,005 girls ) by 58 parties to conflict.
At least 1,367 children were victims of more than one violation. The total number of
violations also include 4,639 children who were recruited before 2018 but used unt il
their separation in the reporting period. This particularly high number of verified
violations is mostly explained by the increased access to information from groups that
surrendered, self-demobilized or engaged with the country task force. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | other | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | For example, Mai-Mai Mazembe and Nyatura used 35 per cent and 55 per cent
of all the children associated with their forces as combatants, respectively. Children
were used by armed groups to fight in clashes against other armed groups and against
FARDC. Many children were forced, in particular by ADF and CODECO, to commit
atrocities against civilians. Boys and girls were also used in a variety of support roles,
including as bodyguards, tax and food collectors, porters, cooks, mine labourers,
herders, spies and sexual slaves or “wives”. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | other | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | I am concerned by the ongoing prevalence of sexual violence in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo. In addition to prioritizing accountability, I call upon the
Government to ensure that survivors have access to the required services and
assistance, as well as to justice. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | I am encouraged by progress made in relation to prosecuting perpetrators of
grave violations against children, in particular those responsible for recruitment and
use and sexual violence. I am further encouraged that prosecutions have included
members of the government security forces. However, I urge the Government of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo to redouble its efforts to fight impunity for grave
violations against children, in particular sexual violence, as a fundamental way to
enhance the prevention of violations. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | I welcome the continued commitment of the Government of the Democratic
Republic of the Congo to consolidate the gains of its action plan, signed in 2012, to
sustainably prevent the recruitment and use of children by its armed and secur ity
forces, including through the institutionalization of measures and mechanisms
therein. I also urge the Government to accelerate the implementation of aspects of the
action plan relating to sexual violence against children, as the Armed Forces of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and other security forces remain significant
perpetrators of this violation. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Most detained children (214) were held in temporary detention facilities and 49
children were detained in long-term correctional facilities, including the central
prisons of Goma, Bukavu, Kinshasa and Kananga. Children reported poor conditions,
notably overcrowding and a lack of food. Children detained in Goma and Kananga
prisons also reported “parallel administrations” set up by prisoners, where discipline
was administered by rule of the strongest. Children were forced to perform duties,
including the cleaning of latrines, with minimal respect for hygiene. Of concern,
information was received about the sexual abuse of six girls during their detention by
FARDC and Congolese National Police officers.
B. Killing and maiming | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender specific | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | North Kivu continued to be the most affected province, with 314 incidents
verified (41 per cent), followed by the greater Kasai region (107), South Kivu (102),
Tanganyika (79), Ituri (56), Maniema (25), Haut-Katanga (18), Tshopo (14), Haut-
Uélé (9), Sankuru (9), Équateur (6), Kongo Central (6), Mai-Ndombe (5), Haut-
Lomami (3), Kwilu (3), Nord-Ubangi (2), Kwango (1), Lomami (1), Mongala (1),
Tshuapa (1), Bas-Uélé (1). In North Kivu, children living in areas where armed groups
clashed over the control of territory were the most affected. For example, in Masisi,
rape was used as a weapon of war by NDC-Rénové, Nyatura and CNRD to spread
fear among the population and exert control over communities. Children in the greater
Kasai region were generally less affected by sexual violence than previously reported
(see S/2018/502), however, government security forces were responsible for a
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disproportionate number of cases of sexual violence in the area (66 per cent). In South
Kivu, mass rapes were committed by Raia Mutomboki elements in Shabunda territory
in 2018 and by several Mai-Mai groups in the highlands of Uvira territory in 2019. In
Tanganyika Province, the occurrence of sexual violence against children increased
notably, from 19 cases in 2018 to 59 cases in 2019, which may have been partly the
result of increased monitoring capacity by the country task force which had
re-established its presence in the area. In Djugu territory, Ituri Province, CODECO
raped and gang-raped girls during attacks on villages of the Hema community.
However, the total number of incidents of sexual violence in Ituri Province decreased
compared to the previous report, following the peace agreement signed between FRPI
and the Government. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Of note, 1,037 newly recruited children (37 per cent of the total) were under the
age of 15, and 390 (or 14 per cent) were girls, recruited primarily in the Kasais, North
Kivu and Ituri Provinces. Most children were Congolese, except for six Rwandan, six
Burundian and two Ugandan children. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | protection | protection |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Rape, forced marriage and the sexual slavery of children often occurred in the
context of other violations, such as recruitment and use (299) or abduction (32). For
instance, in North Kivu, the country task force verified that 54 girls were subjected
to sexual violence during their association with Nyatura. In one incident, a 14 -year-
old girl was abducted by Nyatura elements and brought to their camp, where she
underwent military training and was used for the purposes of looting food and as an
escort. The girl was also forcibly married to one Nyatura element, before she managed
to flee. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Responsibility was attributed to the government security forces for 90 cases (23
per cent) of killing (42) and maiming (48), namely FARDC (78) and Congolese
National Police (12). Most killings by FARDC occurred during military operations
against armed groups, during which 30 children were killed by bullets. Other children
were killed by FARDC during attacks on civilians (4), at roadblocks where children
were stopped to pay taxes (6), and during protests in Bukavu, South Kivu, during the
electoral period (2). Military operations were mainly concentrated in North Kivu,
notably against ADF; in the greater Kasai region against Kamuina Nsapu in 2019 ; as
well as in Maniema against Mai-Mai Malaika in 2020. For instance, on 24 February
2019 in Kamonia territory, Kasai Province, eight children (7 boys, 1 girl) associated
with Kamuina Nsapu were shot dead during a raid on a gathering site of former
Kamuina Nsapu elements. On 11 January 2020, eight children (4 boys, 4 girls) were
killed by FARDC in crossfire during clashes with Mai-Mai Malaika in the vicinity of
a school in Maniema Province. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | other | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Since August 2018, a new Ebola outbreak has affected a total of 944 children
(454 boys, 490 girls) out of 3,310 recorded cases of Ebola in North Kivu, particularly
in the territories of Beni and Butembo, Ituri and South Kivu. The international Ebola
response was hampered as a result of attacks on Ebola health centres and workers by
Mai-Mai Mazembe (4) and non-identified Mai-Mai groups (3), with at least seven
attacks verified. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | other | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Six children were verified as having been recruited and used by FARDC (5) and
the Congolese National Police (1), including two newly recruited during the reporting
period. In one instance, a 16-year-old boy was recruited by the police in Shabunda,
South Kivu, in January 2018. After one month of performing police duties, the boy
was arrested for the rape of a girl and tried before a juvenile court. In another case, a
15-year-old boy, who lied about his age, voluntarily joined FARDC in Rutshuru,
North Kivu, after the death of his parents in July 2018. After one year, during which
the boy participated in active combat, he was identified, separated and transferred to
an interim care centre. The remaining four children were recruited in prior years but
used until their separation during the reporting period. For example, two 16 -year-old
boys were recruited in 2017 and used throughout 2018 by the 806th regiment of
FARDC in North Kivu. Those incidents were committed by low-ranking commanders,
acting independently, who were all disciplined by their hierarchy. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | elective | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo remain listed for
sexual violence against children in the annexes of the report of the Secretary -General
on children and armed conflict (A/74/845-S/2020/525). Progress in the
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implementation of aspects of the action plan relating to sexual violence has been
slower, although positive efforts relating to accountability were observed (see section
on combating impunity). | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | The country task force verified 391 child casualties, namely the killing of 182
children (109 boys, 73 girls) and the maiming of 209 (141 boys, 68 girls). The trend
remained similar in 2018 and 2019, with 177 children killed (84) or maimed (93) and
in 2019 with 161 killing (70) and maiming (91) of children. In the first quarter of
2020, there were 53 children killed (37) and maimed (26). | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | protection | protection |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | The country task force verified the abduction of 1,201 children (905 boys, 296
girls). The number of children abducted decreased, from 725 in 2018 to 439 in 2019
and 37 in the first quarter of 2020, reflecting a downward trend similar to the one
witnessed with respect to new recruitment. The incidents were overwhelmingly
attributed to armed groups (1,181, or 98 per cent). Most abductions were verified in
North Kivu (898, or 75 per cent), where the violations peaked in 2018 (603), before
declining in 2019 (269) and in the first quarter of 2020 (26), followed by Tanganyika
(110), Ituri (86), South Kivu (76), the greater Kasai region (24), Maniema (5) and
Équateur (2). Of note, abductions in the greater Kasai region significantly decreased
to 20 in 2018, 4 in 2019 and zero in the first quarter of 2020. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | other | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | The country task force verified the cases of 763 children, including three boys,
who were raped (654), gang-raped (32) and subjected to sexual slavery (63) or other
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forms of sexual violence (14). There was a surge in violations in 2018 (394) compared
to 2017 (181) (see S/2018/502), before decreasing to 300 in 2019 and to 69 in the first
quarter of 2020. Ongoing insecurity and conflict, ethnically motivated violence, the
widespread presence of military actors in communities and the constant rotation of
FARDC troops, contributed to these high numbers. Out of 763 children, 313 (41 per
cent) were girls under the age of 15, and the youngest victim was a 3-year-old. Despite
the high number of verified cases, the scale of sexual violence against children is
believed to be underreported owing to fear of retaliation by perpetrators who
sometimes live in or near the community, stigmatization and rejection by families and
communities, widespread impunity and a lack of adequate medical and support
services for survivors. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | The improvement in this regard is believed to be linked to the peace
negotiations between FRPI and the Government, which led to the conclusion of a
peace agreement on 28 February 2020. Furthermore, allegations involving Bana
Mura, reported during the previous reporting period, were verified at a later date by
the country task force (between 1 January and 31 March 2020). Of the 219 children
(94 boys, 125 girls) abducted by Bana Mura in April 2017, it was verified that the 125
girls were used for purposes of sexual slavery. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | The severe lack of funding for programmatic activities had a serious impact on
the planned activities relating to reintegration, family reunification and assistance to
child survivors of sexual violence. Since 2018, funding for such activities has
consistently decreased. Consequently, reintegration support fell, from 2,039 children
assisted in 2018 to 1,105 in 2019. At the time of reporting, over 4,924 children were
awaiting reintegration support. In 2019, UNICEF worked with its partners to develop
an innovative and individualized approach, based on context-specific evaluations of
children. This effort, coupled with funding constraints, meant that only 1,105 children
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formerly associated with armed forces and groups were able to benefit from an
individualized reintegration package. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | The situation in South Kivu remained volatile owing to the presence of foreign
and Congolese armed groups, intercommunal conflict and the illicit exploitation of
natural resources, as well as ongoing military operations by FARDC. On the highlands
of Fizi, Uvira and Mwenga territories, intercommunal tensions, all supported by
various Mai-Mai groups, resulted in population displacement and the destruction of
89 villages, between March and October 2019. All parties recruited and used children.
In Fizi and Uvira territories, children were also recruited by Mai-Mai groups to
protect local communities from elements of the Forces nationales de libération (FNL)
and Résistance pour un État de droit au Burundi-Tabara, both Burundian armed
groups opposing the Burundian government. In addition, the level of activity of armed
groups in South Kivu further increased, following the forced movement of CNRD
combatants and dependants from North Kivu to South Kivu. In December 2019,
FARDC launched operations against CNRD, resulting in the surrender of 360
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combatants with 1,200 dependants, including 384 children, who were held in
Nyamunyuni camp, Kabare territory, managed by FARDC. While awaiting
repatriation to Rwanda, at least 11 children died and many others fell ill, as l iving
conditions in the camp were inadequate. Military pressure by FARDC and advocacy
from the country task force resulted in the release of children by Mai-Mai Yakutumba
in Fizi territory. Raia Mutomboki factions, who continued to recruit and use children
and commit sexual violence against children, remained active in Kabare, Kalehe,
Shabunda and Walungu territories, often with peaks in violence after FARDC
redeployment from those areas to the Hauts Plateaux region.
Ituri | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | The violations of abduction and recruitment and use remained closely
interlinked, with 980 children (81 per cent) abducted for recruitment purposes. A total
of 142 girls (11 per cent) were abducted for the purpose of rape or other forms of
sexual violence. For example, in a major incident in July 2019, Bantu militia elements
abducted 20 girls in Tanganyika Province, five of whom were raped. All of the girls
subsequently managed to escape. In other cases of abduction, some armed groups,
such as Raia Mutomboki, Mai-Mai Malaika and ADF, temporarily used children to
transport items when new camps were established and released them when the task
was completed. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Through continued advocacy, the country task force successfully facilitated the
release of 47 children during the reporting period, who had been abducted by Bana
Mura in Kasai Province in 2017 for forced labour and sexual slavery purposes.
F. Denial of humanitarian access | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | UNICEF and its partners provided services to 7,707 boys and 1,607 girls,
including children formerly associated with parties to conflict, and vulnerable and
conflict-affected children from host communities. Almost half of the children
received support to return to school, and 55 per cent received support to start
socioeconomic activities. In addition, 3,870 boys and 1,074 girls formerly associated
with parties to conflict were reunited with their families. Assistance was also provided
to 202 boys and 3,460 girls who survived sexual and gender-based violence. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | protection | protection |
2,020 | October | 19 | S/2020/1030 | Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | With regard to government security forces, they were attributed responsibility
for 332 cases (44 per cent), namely FARDC (224), the Congolese National Police (99)
and the National Intelligence Agency (9), which is consistent with the trends outlined
in the previous report. Those incidents were committed in various contexts, and
increasingly in the house of the child or the perpetrator (45 per cent). Girls were also
vulnerable to sexual violence as they returned from work in the fields (26 per cent).
Rapes were also committed in the context of military operations (11 per cent). Six
children were raped in detention. According to information received by the country
task force, of the 332 cases attributed to government security forces, 181 suspected
perpetrators were reportedly arrested. Nevertheless, government security forces
continue to commit sexual violence with impunity, as illustrated by the use of 18 girls
as concubines by officers of the 2,105th regiment, in Kasai Province in 2019. Despite
the release of six girls after advocacy by the country task force, no judicial
investigations were undertaken and access to the girls for interview was refused. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3891317/files/S_2020_1030-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | Although UNMISS continued to engage with partners and stakeholders to
advocate implementation of the gender provisions of the Agreement, progress
remained limited owing to a lack of political will in meeting the 35 per cent quota for
women. The Mission advocated for the meaningful participation of women in all
UNMISS-supported forums and seminars. Skills and other capacity-building
workshops, such as those on advocacy and leadership, sought to enhance women’s
contributions to various peace processes. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender specific | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | As at 30 November, the number of UNMISS civilian personnel stood at 2,662,
comprising 883 international staff members (245 women, or 27.7 per cent), 1,384
national staff members (198 women, or 14.3 per cent) and 395 United Nations
Volunteers (156 women, or 39.5 per cent). | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | gender parity | management & gender parity |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | Briefings and training of trainers sessions on United Nations standards of
conduct, including on the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, were delivered
to 406 Mission and associated personnel. Refresher briefings on the prevention of
sexual exploitation and abuse were delivered to a further 383 Mission personnel.
Indirect training was provided on standards of conduct to 1,973 military contingent
personnel. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | Despite the above-mentioned challenges, improved political stability across
South Sudan has generated cautious optimism. With the ongoing redesignation of
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protection of civilians sites as camps for internally displaced persons, the
Government, with technical support from the Mission, has assumed ownership and
leadership of the sites. I commend UNMISS for leading a consultative process
towards a durable solution for internally displaced persons, including through close
coordination with humanitarian partners and engagement with government authorities
and internally displaced persons, and I count on the redesignation of the remaining
sites in an equally inclusive and transparent manner. In this regard, the Mission
expects an overall streamlining of police and military components resulting from the
protection of civilians sites’ redesignation process. Resources that had previously
been dedicated to the sites will become available to be redeployed to conflict hotspots
where the need for protecting civilians is the greatest. In addition, freed resources can
be repurposed to provide robust capacity-building and technical support to rule of law
and justice chain institutions to address impunity for serious human rights violations,
in particular against children and women. It will also allow for the civilian component
to better accompany the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity by
providing strategic support, including in security sector policy efforts and elections
preparation. Consequently, I endorse the progressive, innovative and forward-leaning
efforts of UNMISS towards continuing to adjust its posture in view of changes in the
operating context in support of the Government and the needs of the people of South
Sudan. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | other | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | Eight boys were verified as victims of recruitment and use and five girls were
verified as survivors of rape, five children (two boys and three girls) were abducted,
five children (three boys, one girl and one child of unknown sex) were victims of
killing and maiming (two children killed and three children maimed). One attack on
a health-care facility and three incidents of denial of humanitarian access were
verified. Incidents of military use of schools (two) and hospitals (one) by the South
Sudan People’s Defence Forces in Central Equatoria state were verified. Children
were most affected in Central Equatoria (seven girls), Western Equatoria (six boys
and one girl), Warrap (one boy, one girl and one child of unknown sex), Eastern
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Equatoria (two boys), Jonglei (one boy), Lakes (one boy), Unity (one boy) and
Western Bahr el-Ghazal (one girl). | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | Following demands by civil society and women’s organizations, the acting
Secretary-General of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, Jemma Nunu Kumba,
announced on 13 October that the 35 per cent quota for women would be implemented
in the remaining positions allotted to the party. Thus far, the quota has been met by
only the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and
Verification Mechanism (41 per cent of women) and the reconstituted Joint
Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (35 per cent of women). On 17 November,
Regina Joseph Kapa was appointed as the interim Secretary-General of SPLM/A-IO,
following the resignation of Peter Tingo, on 10 November. Mr. Tingo cited the
leadership failure of the First Vice-President, Riek Machar, as the reason for his
decision. Significantly, the two main parties in the country are now led by women.
Peace process developments | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender specific | elective | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | From 3 to 15 November, the National Dialogue Conference was held in Juba.
More than 500 participants, 50 per cent of whom were women, including 274 grass -
roots women’s and youth organizations and representatives, deliberated on issues
related to governance, security, the economy and social cohesion. SPLM/A-IO and
the National Democratic Movement did not participate. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | participation | participation |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | From 9 to 13 November, the Community of Sant’Egidio convened a workshop
in Rome on integrating the South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance into the
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Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification
Mechanism. The workshop was focused on reaching a common understanding of the
obligations of the signatories to the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement and the
modalities of working as part of the Mechanism. In accordance with the Rome
Declaration on the Peace Process in South Sudan of 12 January 2020, the armed
groups within the South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance – the National
Salvation Front, the South Sudan National Movement for Change and the United
Democratic Revolutionary Movement – will be represented equally in all Mechanism
structures from January 2021 onwards. In the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement,
sexual and gender-based violence, inter alia, are prohibited and the parties are called
upon to take specific measures to protect vulnerable persons. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender specific | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | Government security forces perpetrated violations that affected nine children
(four boys and five girls), including the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (four
boys and three girls) and the National Security Service (two girls). SPLM/A -IO
perpetrated violations that affected eight children (five boys, two girls and one child
of unknown sex), the National Salvation Front (three girls), and violations against
three boys were unattributed, with two maimed by explosive remnants of war and one
abducted by an unknown group. An attack on a health-care facility was attributed to
SPLM/A-IO, while three incidents of denial of humanitarian access remain
unattributed. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | other | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | I acknowledge the incremental progress towards the implementation of the
Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South
Sudan and take note of the agreement on the allocation of state- and county-level
government portfolios as a positive development. I commend the President, Salva
Kiir Mayardit, and the parties for reaching that important milestone. However, key
peace implementation benchmarks remain behind schedule. I urge the parties to
accelerate efforts towards expeditiously appointing officials to the agreed portfolios,
reconstituting the Transitional National Legislative Assembly, ensuring the
meaningful participation of women, reaching a settlement on the appointment of the
governor of Upper Nile and addressing other outstanding critical tasks. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | participation | participation |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | I commend the parties for continuing to adhere to the ceasefire, but I remain
concerned about South Sudan People’s Defence Forces and SPLM/A-IO operations
against the South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance and vice versa and the
prevailing insecurity that perpetuates dire consequences for the civilian population,
including displacement, human rights violations and conflict-related sexual violence.
I am encouraged by the process in Rome led by the Community of Sant’Egidio, in
concert with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, and efforts towards
integrating the South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance into Ceasefire and
Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism structures
as from 1 January 2021. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | I welcome the commitment of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement to
abiding by the 35 per cent quota for women, although I remain concerned about the
non-adherence to the gender provisions of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution
of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan thus far, as is notable in the
appointment of state governors. I reiterate my call upon all parties to fully implement
the gender provisions, including in all appointments to state and local government
positions and in the reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender specific | participation | participation |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | In accordance with the applicable policy, all information on misconduct was
processed in a timely fashion. During the reporting period, 15 allegations were
recorded in the Misconduct Tracking System, including one allegation of sexual
exploitation and abuse. All identified victims of sexual exploitation and abuse
continued to receive support from the Mission’s Senior Victims’ Rights Officer.
VII. Violations of the status-of-forces agreement, international
humanitarian law and the security of
United Nations personnel | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | In early September, at a district court martial held in Yei, which had been
launched in July, it was announced that 26 South Sudan People’s Defence Forces
soldiers had been convicted for their involvement in various offences committed in
the southern counties of Central Equatoria primarily between 2019 and 2020. The
figure included 13 soldiers convicted of rape and 4 of attempted murder and causing
grievous harm. Civilian courts in various locations convicted one Forces soldier of
murder and convicted four South Sudan National Police Service personnel, three
SPLA-IO personnel and one member of the Forces of sexual crimes against eight
underage girls. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | In partnership with UNDP and UN-Women, UNMISS contributed technical
advice and assistance to the launch in Juba, on 12 and 13 November, of the
Peacebuilding Fund project on gender mainstreaming in the security sector reform.
The project is aimed at supporting the reform process by facilitating the participation
of women and other marginalized groups in the design of security sector laws, policies
and practices. To advance the participation of women, as well as gender-responsive
security sector reform, the mission facilitated a session on lessons learned, covering
relevant strategies from Canada, Fiji and India, as well as from other peacekeeping
contexts. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender specific | management | management & gender parity |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | In support of implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution
of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan at the grass-roots level, local conflict
management, reconciliation and the promotion of social cohesion, UNMISS
conducted 25 workshops, community dialogues, peace campaigns and dissemination
of local and national peace agreements, as well as capacity-building activities for
traditional authorities, women and young people. A total of 1,971 participants,
including 800 women, were assisted through such activities. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender specific | management | management & gender parity |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | In-person meetings of the reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation
Commission resumed on 30 September. The interim Chairperson, Major General
Charles Tai Gituai, called for the reconstitution of the Transitional National
Legislative Assembly, the graduation of the necessary unified forces and the
appointment of the Governor of Upper Nile. At the meeting, the Joint Transitional
Security Committee reported that it had completed the development of eligibility
criteria, curricula and syllabuses, established 17 training centres across the country
and prepared five centres in the greater Equatoria region for the graduation of the
necessary unified forces. It highlighted the ongoing operational challenges owing to
a lack of funding. The Joint Defence Board submitted a report on the harmonized
command structures of the security agencies, which has yet to be endorsed by the
principals. It was noted in the October quarterly report of the reconstituted Joint
Monitoring and Evaluation Commission that, while the permanent ceasefire was
largely holding, COVID-19-related disruptions, a lack of resources, intercommunal
clashes, an increasing number of incidents of defection and a lack of political will
impeded the implementation of the Agreement. In a meeting held on 26 November,
the Commission, inter alia, urged the parties to immediately reconstitute the
Assembly and the Council of States and observe the 35 per cent quota for women in
the institutions of transition. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender specific | elective | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | Of the authorized 17,000 troops, UNMISS troop strength stood at 14,684 military
personnel: 233 military liaison officers (46 women, or 19.2 per cent), 422 military
staff officers (81 women, or 19.2 per cent) and 14,029 military contingent personnel
(677 women, or 4.8 per cent). | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | protection | protection |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | On 18 September, the National Salvation Front issued a unilateral communiqué,
in which it committed itself to addressing conflict-related sexual violence and to
working in closer collaboration with the United Nations on the prevention of such
violence. On 20 and 21 October, the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces launched
a new standardized curriculum on conflict-related sexual violence during a training
of 25 Forces instructors, including three women, held in Juba with the technical
support of UNMISS. A committee composed of representatives of the Forces,
SPLM/A-IO, South Sudan Opposition Alliance and the Ministry of Defence met for
the first time on 27 October to discuss the consolidation of the Forces, as well as
SPLM/A-IO action plans for addressing conflict-related sexual violence. The unified
plan is expected to be launched before the end of 2020.
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C. Creating conditions conducive to the delivery of
humanitarian assistance | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | management | management & gender parity |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | One risk management and outreach field visit was conducted to Yambio.
Notwithstanding COVID-19-related challenges, regular contact with field offices was
maintained. With the support of partners, risks of misconduct, in particular sexual
exploitation and abuse, remained under assessment, and remediation activities were
revised where required, to address identified risks. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | management | management & gender parity |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | Only a limited number of evaluations were conducted owing to COVID-19-
related prevention and mitigation measures. Evaluations of five units were submitted
to United Nations Headquarters, covering mandate comprehension and support,
command and control, training and discipline, sustainment and health. They included
four infantry battalions and one level 2 hospital, all rated as satisfactory overall.
Observed good practices for some of the units included COVID-19 prevention
measures, the inclusion of women officers in all operational tasks and, for one unit,
emphasis on regular casualty evacuation training. Each unit received specific
recommendations for improvement through performance improvement plans to
further enhance efficiencies. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | management | management & gender parity |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | Police strength stood at 1,627 of an authorized 2,101 personnel, comprising
522 individual police officers (166 women, or 31.8 per cent), 1,140 formed police
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unit personnel in six deployed formed police units (251 women, or 24.1 per cent) and
65 corrections officers (19 women, or 29.2 per cent). | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | protection | protection |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | Similarly, UNPOL continued to expand its outward protection posture and
footprint beyond protection of civilians sites. A total of 661 confidence- and trust-
building patrols, 64 short-duration patrols, 2 long-duration patrols, 11 dynamic air
patrols and 536 high-visibility patrols were conducted. A total of 1,274 UNPOL
patrols were gender-responsive. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | protection | protection |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | The Mission continued to provide a comprehensive response to threats to
civilians through key leadership engagement, community-level conflict resolution
initiatives and the progressively outward-facing posture of peacekeepers, along with
programming support aimed at enhancing stability and addressing conflict driver s.
Primary threats against civilians comprised killings, injuries, abductions and sexual
violence. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | elective | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | The Mission held events to mark the twentieth anniversary of Security Council
resolution 1325 (2000), focusing on the inclusion and participation of women in the
peace process.
VI. Mission staffing, the status of deployments and conduct
and discipline | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender specific | participation | participation |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | The Mission, in collaboration with other United Nations partners, is providing
technical support to the National Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration
Commission to conduct a gender needs assessment targeting former combatants and
collect data on former women combatants and programming requirements. UNMISS
supported the training of police on gender equality, women and peace and security,
sexual and gender-based violence and conflict-related sexual violence and continues
to conduct community outreach to advocate gender-responsive prevention and
mitigation, in particular to address domestic violence in the context of COVID -19. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | elective | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | The number of children affected by grave violations decreased, from 55 to 23
(12 boys, 10 girls and 1 child of unknown sex). | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | The permanent ceasefire continued to hold in most parts of the country. Overall,
fewer security incidents were reported owing to widespread flooding. Increased
livelihood pressures, a result of economic deterioration owing to the COVID -19
pandemic, led to an increase in economically motivated violence and criminality,
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including heightened sexual and gender-based violence targeted in particular at young
girls, with a notable increase in forced child marriage and adolescent pregnancy. Job
demands and related violence are on the rise in Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei, Lakes,
Unity and Upper Nile.
Greater Upper Nile region | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | UNMISS continued its activities to expand civic and political space and to
provide a foundation for the sustainable implementation of the peace agreement. As
a precursor to the commencement of the constitution-making process, on 13 and
14 October, UNMISS, UNDP, UN-Women and the International Institute for
Democracy and Electoral Assistance organized a workshop for women leaders on the
permanent constitution-making process. Women political leaders from the Gambia,
Kenya and Uganda shared insights on their respective national constitution -making
processes. The same partners convened a similar workshop for senior political leaders
on 18 and 19 November, at which the Minister of Defence, Angelina Teny, and the
Minister of Information, Communication Technology and Postal Services, Michael
Makuei Lueth, delivered keynote remarks. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender specific | management | management & gender parity |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | UNMISS continued to observe concerning levels of sexual violence perpetrated
by the parties to the conflict, community-based militia or other armed elements
involved in localized and intercommunal violence. The Mission verified 12 incidents
of conflict-related sexual violence involving 15 survivors, including 9 girls. The victims,
whose ages ranged from 14 to 45 years, were subjected to rape (6), gang rape (5),
forced nudity (2) and attempted rape (2). Incidents were attributed to SPLM/A-IO (2),
the South Sudan National Police Service (2), the South Sudan People’s Defence
Forces (1), the National Security Service (2) forces under former SPLM/A-IO
Commander Major General Joseph Dongo (1) and self-defence groups (2), while
unidentified armed elements were responsible for 2 incidents. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | UNMISS documented 14 additional incidents of conflict-related sexual violence
that took place before the reporting period, involving 41 survivors, including 4 girls.
Five incidents were attributed to self-defence groups, three to unidentified armed
elements, three to the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces and one each to
SPLM/A-IO, the National Salvation Front and the National Security Service. It is
worth noting that self-defence groups in Jonglei were responsible for 63 per cent of
the incidents of conflict-related sexual violence. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | December | 9 | S/2020/1180 | Situation in South Sudan | UNMISS documented a total of 134 incidents, including arbitrary killings,
abductions, conflict-related sexual violence, arbitrary arrests and detention (including
proxy detention), torture and ill-treatment, forced military recruitment and the looting
and destruction of civilian property. The incidents resulted in at least 212 civilian
casualties (126 killed and 86 injured), including at least 27 women and 19 children.
Of those incidents, 73 were attributed to self-defence groups; 10 to SPLM/A-IO; 8 to
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the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces; 9 to the National Salvation Front; 7 to the
South Sudan National Police Service; 5 to the National Secur ity Service; 1 to the
necessary unified forces; 1 to joint South Sudan People’s Defence Forces, South
Sudan National Police Service and National Prison Service of South Sudan personnel;
and 1 to clashes between the National Salvation Front and SPLM/A-IO. Attribution
for 19 other incidents is pending. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3894543/files/S_2020_1180-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | December | 28 | S/2020/1281 | Situation in Mali | I am encouraged by the greater participation of women in the peace process and
call upon Malian stakeholders to create the necessary space for women leaders to
participate fully and actively in the Agreement Monitoring Committee and its
subcommittees. I also urge the transitional government to take urgent steps to ensure,
in accordance with existing laws, greater participation of women in political life and
the unfolding transition process. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3896411/files/S_2020_1281-EN.pdf | Chase | gender specific | participation | participation |
2,020 | December | 28 | S/2020/1281 | Situation in Mali | I welcome the positive steps taken by the transitional government to prevent the
recruitment and use of children by armed forces and encourage the transitional
government and signatory parties to take additional decisive actions to end grave
violations against children. I also call upon the transitional government to continue
to make efforts to implement commitments contained in the joint communiqué to end
sexual violence in armed conflict. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3896411/files/S_2020_1281-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | protection | protection |
2,020 | December | 28 | S/2020/1281 | Situation in Mali | In an effort to increase awareness of the Mission’s mandate and role and clarify
the role and responsibilities of the Malian authorities to protect civilians and ensure
the implementation of the Agreement, the Mission took measures to increase its
outreach activities throughout the country. To this end, MINUSMA conducted
hundreds of community-based awareness-raising sessions in local languages and
French, in Bamako, in the centre and in the north with traditional chiefs, religious
leaders and local populations, in particular women and youth. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3896411/files/S_2020_1281-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | elective | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | December | 28 | S/2020/1281 | Situation in Mali | In Gao region, MINUSMA recorded only a slight decrease in violence against
civilians, despite the efforts of the Malian defence forces to return to their positions in
Labézanga, with MINUSMA support. Criminality and incidents of violent intimidation
persisted along the Ansongo-Labézanga and the Ansongo-Ménaka routes, highlighting
the need for an improved security presence. Abductions of girls and women by presumed
radical armed elements were recorded, and violence against civilians continued in the I -
n-Tillit commune, in particular against gold miners involved in illegal mining. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3896411/files/S_2020_1281-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | other | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | December | 28 | S/2020/1281 | Situation in Mali | In October, for the first time, representatives of signatory groups joined the
transitional government with the appointment of four ministers, namely, Harouna
Toureh and Alhamdou Ag Ilyene for the Plateforme des mouvements du 14 juin 2014
coalition of armed groups, and Mossa Ag Attaher and Mohamed Ould Mahmoud for
the Coordination des mouvements de l’Azawad. In addition, for the first time, nine
women were included as representatives of the signatory parties on the Agreement
Monitoring Committee. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3896411/files/S_2020_1281-EN.pdf | Chase | gender specific | participation | participation |
2,020 | December | 28 | S/2020/1281 | Situation in Mali | In order to strengthen national ownership, the Mission also conducted a series
of consultations with civil society organizations, including youth, women’s and
workers groups, as well as trade unions, religious representatives and traditional
leaders. The objective was to foster their participation in the electoral process.
III. Implementation of the Agreement on Peace and
Reconciliation in Mali | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3896411/files/S_2020_1281-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | management | management & gender parity |
2,020 | December | 28 | S/2020/1281 | Situation in Mali | In support of the authorities’ efforts to address land issues, a key driver of local
conflict, the Mission worked to improve governance capacity and strengthen local
land commissions in Mopti region. From 16 to 23 October, the Mission facilitated six
workshops to sensitize 190 participants, including 71 women, on the roles and
responsibilities of the land commissions. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3896411/files/S_2020_1281-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | management | management & gender parity |
2,020 | December | 28 | S/2020/1281 | Situation in Mali | MINUSMA approved three new trust fund projects totalling $543,996, as part o f
the implementation of the integrated strategic framework to support a return to
constitutional order, strengthen resilience and social cohesion and improve peace
dialogue in Gao, Mopti, Taoudenni and Timbuktu regions. These projects will also
support the strengthening of women’s political representation and role in the
promotion of peace. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3896411/files/S_2020_1281-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | management | management & gender parity |
2,020 | December | 28 | S/2020/1281 | Situation in Mali | MINUSMA continued to provide capacity-building, logistical and technical
support to the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission, which to date has
registered 18,722 depositions, including from 7,482 women and 790 children. The
Commission held its second public hearing in Bamako on 5 December. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3896411/files/S_2020_1281-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | management | management & gender parity |
2,020 | December | 28 | S/2020/1281 | Situation in Mali | MINUSMA documented 10 cases of conflict-related sexual violence, an increase
of five cases as compared with the previous period, including the rape and gang rape,
perpetrated by members of community-based armed groups and unidentified armed
individuals against nine women and one girl in Gao, Ménaka and Mopti regions. To
address this, MINUSMA and the United Nations country team mobilized system-wide
support, including support for a sexual and gender-based violence one-stop centre in
Mopti region, where comprehensive care is provided to survivors. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3896411/files/S_2020_1281-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | December | 28 | S/2020/1281 | Situation in Mali | MINUSMA documented 225 grave violations against 155 children, a slight
decrease compared with 230 violations against the same number of children during the
previous period. While the perpetrators of many violations (99) remained unidentified,
41 were attributed to the Coordination des Mouvements de l’Azawad, 28 to the
Plateforme, 19 to the Katiba Macina, 17 to Dan Na Ambassagou, 9 to dozos, 6 to Fulani
community-based armed groups, 5 to the Malian armed forces, and one to ISGS. A total
of 102 children (79 boys and 23 girls) aged between 12 and 17 years were recruited in
Ménaka (45), Mopti (31), Kidal (23) and Timbuktu (3) regions, including by the
Coordination des mouvements de l’Azawad (41), Plateforme (28), Katiba Macina (18),
Dan Na Ambassagou (11), Malian armed forces (2) and dozos (2). All the children,
except three who remain active with armed groups, have received psychosocial support,
and their reintegration is ongoing. Additionally, 47 children (28 boys and 19 girls) were
killed (17) and maimed (30), an increase compared with 43 children in the previous
period, in the regions of Mopti (31), Gao (10), Timbuktu (3), Kidal and Ségou, as well
as Bamako (1 each). Most of the children were killed or maimed by unidentified armed
groups (28), Fulani armed groups (6), Dan Na Ambassagou (5), dozos (4), the Malian
armed forces (3) and ISGS (1). Humanitarian partners recorded a rise in the forced
recruitment of children, accounting for 42 per cent of grave violations agains t children
during the reporting period. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3896411/files/S_2020_1281-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | other | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | December | 28 | S/2020/1281 | Situation in Mali | MINUSMA maintained its support to the policy framework for the management of
the crisis in central Mali, including its permanent secretariat, which enjoys the support of
the transitional government. On 15 October, the broadcasting of local radio programmes
on the stabilization strategy for central Mali started throughout the regions of Mopti and
Ségou, to increase the awareness, adherence and contributions of populations in both
regions, including women, youth and vulnerable populations, with regard to the strategy. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3896411/files/S_2020_1281-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | other | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | December | 28 | S/2020/1281 | Situation in Mali | MINUSMA police trained 525 Malian security personnel, including 87 women,
on a range of matters, including protection of civilians, community-oriented policing
and combating gender-based violence.
C. Small arms, light weapons and explosive threat mitigation | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3896411/files/S_2020_1281-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | protection | protection |
2,020 | December | 28 | S/2020/1281 | Situation in Mali | Nine women actively participated in the forty-first session of the Agreement
Monitoring Committee, up from four at the previous session in June. The government
delegation comprised three women, including the Minister for the Advancement of
Women, Children and Families. The delegations of the Platforme and the Coordination
des mouvements de l’Azawad each included three women. Women’s participation now
stands at 9 out of 29 national members of the Committee, or 31 per cent.
IV. Stabilization and the restoration of State authority in
the centre | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3896411/files/S_2020_1281-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | management | management & gender parity |
2,020 | December | 28 | S/2020/1281 | Situation in Mali | No allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse were recorded during the
reporting period. MINUSMA continued to implement its strategy to prevent
misconduct, in particular sexual exploitation and abuse, through the delivery of
induction and refresher training to all categories of personnel, as well as conducting
risk assessments aimed at providing recommendations for mitigating measures.
MINUSMA also continued to conduct outreach activities, including awareness -
raising for local populations, and continued to provide assistance to victims of SEA.
Environmental issues | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3896411/files/S_2020_1281-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | December | 28 | S/2020/1281 | Situation in Mali | On 5 October, the President of the Transition, Bah N’Daw, appointed a
transitional government of 25 members, in accordance with the recommendations of
consultations held in September with key political and civil society actors. The new
cabinet includes four women, or 16 per cent of the cabinet, down from 23.6 p er cent
in the previous cabinet. It also includes high-ranking military officials, and among
them three leaders of the coup, as well as members of the Mouvement du 5 juin -
Rassemblement des Forces patriotiques (M5-RFP), the coalition of opposition parties
and civil society groups which led the protests prior to the ousting of former President
Keïta. The cabinet additionally includes representatives of civil society, and for the
first time, four representatives of the signatory movements to the Agreement. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3896411/files/S_2020_1281-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | participation | participation |
2,020 | December | 28 | S/2020/1281 | Situation in Mali | Reactions to the new Government were mixed. The leaders of M5-RFP protested
against the participation in the transitional government of some of the coalition’s
members and denounced its perceived lack of inclusivity. Women’s organizations
deplored the decrease in women’s participation. On 8 October, a group of women
leaders delivered a declaration to the Prime Minister, outlining their concerns over what
they perceived as their marginalization in the political transition process and decision -
making at large. In a statement issued on 9 October, the Coordination des mouvements
de l’Azawad welcomed the formation of the transitional government and expressed
satisfaction with the consultations that preceded the formation of the new cabinet. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3896411/files/S_2020_1281-EN.pdf | Chase | gender specific | participation | participation |
2,020 | December | 28 | S/2020/1281 | Situation in Mali | The launch of an investigation into the killing of 24 civilians in Libé, Mopti
region, on 22 October, is still pending. The killing is alleged to have been committed
by the Malian Army, which has denied any involvement. Arrest warrants are yet to be
executed for military personnel suspected of involvement in serious crimes in central
Mali, including the Binédama incident on 5 June, in which at least 37 persons were
summarily executed, including 31 men, 3 women and 3 children. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3896411/files/S_2020_1281-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | protection | protection |
2,020 | March | 10 | S/2020/195 | Implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) during the period from 1 November 2019 to 18 February 2020 | As at 18 February, UNIFIL comprised 10,368 military personnel, including 571
women (5.5 per cent), from 45 troop-contributing countries; 233 international staff,
including 87 women (37.3 per cent); and 580 national civilian staff, including 157
women (27.1 per cent). The UNIFIL Maritime Task Force comprised 6 vessels,
2 helicopters and 854 of the Force’s military personnel, including 34 women (4.0 per
cent). In addition, 53 military observers, including 6 women (11.3 per cent), from the
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization serve with Observer Group Lebanon,
under the operational control of UNIFIL. The most senior military women serve at
the rank of Lieutenant Colonel; the most senior civilian woman serves at the D-2
level. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3856448/files/S_2020_195-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | protection | protection |
2,020 | March | 10 | S/2020/195 | Implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) during the period from 1 November 2019 to 18 February 2020 | Citizens of all backgrounds, civil society organizations and non-establishment
political parties coordinated activities through local forums and social media. Women
played a leading role in de-escalating tensions and maintaining non-violence. The
prominent role of women in the protest movement has amplified demands for
improved women’s rights, including increased political representation, equal
nationality rights, a unified personal status law and enhanced protections against
sexual harassment and violence. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3856448/files/S_2020_195-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | elective | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | March | 10 | S/2020/195 | Implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) during the period from 1 November 2019 to 18 February 2020 | I reiterate my gratitude to all countries contributing military personnel and
equipment to UNIFIL and Observer Group Lebanon and encourage them to increase
the number of women among military personnel in UNIFIL. I thank my Special
Coordinator for Lebanon, Ján Kubiš, and the staff of his office; the UNIFIL Head of
Mission and Force Commander, Major General Stefano Del Col, and the civilian and
military personnel under his leadership; and the members of the United Nations
country team.
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Restrictions on the freedom of movement of the United Nations
Interim Force in Lebanon from 1 November 2019 to
18 February 2020 | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3856448/files/S_2020_195-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | protection | protection |
2,020 | March | 10 | S/2020/195 | Implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) during the period from 1 November 2019 to 18 February 2020 | In affirming the rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression and the
need for the protection of peaceful demonstrations, I applaud the positive leadership
role played by women and youth. I encourage the new Government of Lebanon to
accelerate the implementation of the country’s national action plan on resolution 1325
(2000) on women and peace and security. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3856448/files/S_2020_195-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | elective | ssr, ddr, hr and others |
2,020 | March | 10 | S/2020/195 | Implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) during the period from 1 November 2019 to 18 February 2020 | In support of the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace
and security, 2,423 UNIFIL military and civilian personnel, including 145 women
(6 per cent), participated in UNIFIL training on gender mainstreaming. UNIFIL
serves on the steering committee of the country’s national action plan to implement
resolution 1325 (2000), adopted in September 2019, as mentioned in my previous
report (S/2019/889, para. 72). The plan requires the Lebanese authorities to double
the number of women in the Lebanese Armed Forces, the General Directorate of
General Security and the Internal Security Forces each year from 2019 to 2023. On
17 December, UNIFIL facilitated an all-woman focus group meeting at Kawkaba
(Sector East) to identify local priorities related to women, peace and security. The
mission also participated in discussions among local women in Tyre (Sector West) to
build capacity in conflict management and mediation.
C. Disarming armed groups | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3856448/files/S_2020_195-EN.pdf | Chase | gender disaggregated | protection | protection |
2,020 | March | 10 | S/2020/195 | Implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) during the period from 1 November 2019 to 18 February 2020 | Neither UNIFIL nor the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for
Lebanon (UNSCOL) received allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse during the
reporting period. Both missions reviewed their preventive mechanism on sexual
exploitation and abuse to increase awareness-raising efforts on the United Nations
zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse among civilian and military
personnel and among the local population. Both missions continued to enhance
measures to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse and to assess the risks in
connection with the impact of the changes in the economic environment in Lebanon.
UNIFIL contingent commanders continued to hear briefings on their accountability
in respect of conduct and discipline matters. UNIFIL and UNSCOL continued to
promote a productive, harmonious and inclusive working environment, with emphasis
on developing a prevention strategy for protection against sexual harassment and
other forms of misconduct, including fraud.
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VI. Observations | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3856448/files/S_2020_195-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | prevention | prevention |
2,020 | March | 10 | S/2020/195 | Implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) during the period from 1 November 2019 to 18 February 2020 | On 10 February, around 15 individuals in civilian clothes blocked the path of a
stationary UNIFIL patrol in Bar’ashit consisting of three armoured personnel carriers
by placing five vehicles across the road. The UNIFIL patrol leader exited the vehicle
to talk to the gathered individuals, who questioned why UNIFIL was in the area
without being accompanied by the Lebanese Armed Forces. The patrol leader
explained that the patrol was waiting for the Lebanese Armed Forces at the location
in order to conduct a coordinated and planned patrol. The individuals became
aggressive, climbing on one of the armoured personnel carriers and seizing one
portable radio, one Global Positioning System device, one notebook and one map
from inside the vehicle after forcing open the top hatch. During the altercation, some
of the individuals punched four of the peacekeepers, who in turn used riot control
equipment to fend them off. One peacekeeper sustained minor injuries. A Lebanese
Armed Forces patrol arrived at the scene after approximately 20 minutes, followed
by UNIFIL reinforcements and two Lebanese Armed Forces officials. A tense stand-
off ensued, as UNIFIL tried to persuade the individuals to return the items. At that
point, the crowd had increased to around 30 individuals, including women and
children. Upon insistence by the Lebanese Armed Forces, UNIFIL decided to pull out
its troops to avoid further escalation in the presence of a large civilian gathering.
UNIFIL has requested of the Lebanese authorities a prompt investigation of the
incident, the return of the UNIFIL property and prosecution of the perpetrators by
judicial authorities, as appropriate. As at 18 February, all items except for the Global
Positioning System device had been returned to UNIFIL.
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Implementation of the arms embargo | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3856448/files/S_2020_195-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | protection | protection |
2,020 | March | 10 | S/2020/195 | Implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) during the period from 1 November 2019 to 18 February 2020 | On 21 January, the President signed the decree establishing Prime Minister-
designate Diab’s Government, comprising 20 members (down from 30 in the previous
Government). For the first time, women’s representation reached 30 per cent with the
appointment of six female ministers, including, for the first time, as Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister for Defence (which was also a first for the Arab region), as well
as Minister for Justice. The new Government excludes incumbent members of
Parliament and ministers from the previous Government. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3856448/files/S_2020_195-EN.pdf | Chase | gender specific | participation | participation |
2,020 | March | 10 | S/2020/195 | Implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) during the period from 1 November 2019 to 18 February 2020 | On 26 November in Tripoli, a demonstrator attempting to storm an office of the
Free Patriotic Movement threw a hand grenade, which did not explode, at Lebanese
Armed Forces personnel. The same day, supporters of the Sabaa and Free Patriotic
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Movement parties clashed near the Presidential Palace in B‘abda, east of Beirut. Also
on 26 November, the Lebanese Armed Forces deployed to end scuffles between
supporters of the Amal Movement and the Lebanese Forces in Shiyah, south of Beirut,
and between supporters of Hizbullah and the Amal Movement and local
demonstrators in Baalbek. Muslim and Christian women led a peaceful march the
following day to reject sectarian strife. | https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3856448/files/S_2020_195-EN.pdf | Chase | gender related | other | ssr, ddr, hr and others |