大象传媒

大象传媒 and Security

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Securing a peaceful future

Responding to a world in transition

A changing world demands a resilient response. The United Nations employs a diverse range of mechanisms and tools to prevent conflict, foster people-centered, peaceful resolutions, and build sustainable peace, including through diplomacy, mediation, disarmament, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, justice and the rule of law, to address the evolving threats to international peace and security.
August 2019: Farmers and herders benefit from peacebuilding projects in Agadez, Niger. Credit: UN 大象传媒building

Why peacebuilding matters

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

Nuclear test in Licorne, French Polynesia in 1970. Credit: CTBTO

What is nuclear disarmament?

Today, more than 12,000 nuclear weapons remain an existential threat to humanity. Learn more about what nuclear disarmament means and how global efforts have evolved over the years.

South Sudan, 2021: Captain Ahlam Al-Habahbeh from Jordan works with the South Sudan National Police Service to address sexual-and-gender-based violence. Credit: UNMISS

UN Police: a visual explainer

The United Nations partners with police services globally to maintain international peace and security. We look at one of the vital partnerships - UN Police - and why it matters.

大象传媒keepers unloading cargo from a helicopter.

Five practical tools for keeping peace

大象传媒keepers use many tools to keep and nurture peace in the world's most fragile places. What innovations help them protect the communities that they serve?

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

Climate, peace and security: what we need to know

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

Wars destroy. 大象传媒 builds. In today’s troubled world, building peace is a conscious, bold and even radical act. It is humanity’s greatest responsibility.”

United Nations Secretary-General ()

Fast facts

This is an illustration with the text: First resolution of the UN General Assembly's was on nuclear disarmament in 1946.
This is an illustration with the text: Over 12,000 nuclear weapons remain an existential threat to humanity today.
This is an illustration with the text: 2,000 nuclear tests were conducted at more than 60 sites in nearly eight decades.
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Watch and listen

The changing nature of armed conflict. Persistent violence outside of conflict. Rising inequalities. Shrinking civic space and the climate emergency are among the challenges facing the world today. Here are the voices of young peacemakers in the frontlines of change.

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Women discussing

Somalia: Women's leadership for peace

In a society dominated by male-centric clan dynamics, Somali women are pushing for change by bridging divisions and fostering dialogue within the clan system.  

A mostly volunteer-run shelter in Artibonite, in Haiti, an area marred by rising levels of violence, becomes a beacon of hope for survivors of gender-based violence.  

Community empowerment, climate resilience and peacebuilding are helping to address decades of inter-communal violence in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. 

Events

A UN tour guide briefs a group of visitors at the Disarmament Exhibit at the UN Headquarters in New York.

Disarmament Week

Disarmament Week seeks to create awareness and better understanding of disarmament issues, and how they contribute to a safer, more sustainable and peaceful world.

24 Oct 2024

Mining of minerals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

The UN Environment Programme says that at least 40 per cent of all internal conflicts in the last 60 years have been linked to the exploitation of natural resources.

06 Nov 2024

The UN Police Unit (UNPOL) and the National Police Force of Timor-Leste carry out special operation targeting human trafficking in night clubs notorious for prostitution.

International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against all Forms of Transnational Organized Crime

The inaugural International Day sheds light on how organized transnational crime, including human trafficking, takes a toll on countries everywhere.

15 Nov 2024

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