Mission Justice

Interesting to see our old friend Tom Weiss raise SEA as the most obvious example of a place in the UN where reform is necessary

Jane Holl Lute has not made a trip to a peacekeeping country—outside of Cyprus—since April 2016. She seems not to have made a public appearance or statement on sexual exploitation and abuse since 2018.

@antonioguterres has vowed to end “the appalling crimes of sexual violence and exploitation committed under the UN flag.” Yet the UN's highest-ranking official dedicated to the issue appears to be no longer actively engaged in her role. Read here: bit.ly/2ZZo4tl

.@UNAUK partner @sabrina_white1 calls for greater accountability for sexual #exploitation + abuse in @UNPeacekeeping. This includes member states developing mechanisms to hold perpetrators to account. Read the proposal: together1st.org/proposals/224

Placing people at the centre of peace operations will make them more accountable and locally grounded. Together First is calling for people-centred @UNPeacekeeping - our #SteppingStones campaign offers approaches to achieve it: together1st.org/proposals/351 #PKDay

As has been stressed by @EffectivePOps, we urgently need people-centred peacekeeping - to make @UNPeacekeeping more accountable + peacebuilding more locally grounded. See our reform proposal @TogetherFirst: together1st.org/proposals/351

Sexual exploitation + abuse in @UNPeacekeeping ruins lives + undermines the trust peacekeeping needs to work effectively. We must end the culture of impunity. @sabrina_white1 calls for Member States to develop mechanisms holding perpetrators to account: together1st.org/proposals/224

Delighted to see @TogetherFirst take forward our work and @sabrina_white1's in the context of making people the heart of @UNPeacekeeping and pursuing @EffectivePOps "people centred" agenda

Compelling piece from @jasminekimw on why sexual exploitation and abuse by UN Peacekeepers isn't just a moral outrage but an existential threat to @UNPeacekeeping itself lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

.@UNAUK partner @sabrina_white1 calls for greater accountability for sexual #exploitation + abuse in @UNPeacekeeping. This includes member states developing mechanisms to hold perpetrators to account. Read the proposal: together1st.org/proposals/224 @TogetherFirst

We've gathered ideas from people across the globe tackling catastrophic risks. A proposal on giving the #Peacebuilding Commission a greater role in UN Peace + Security architecture explores how @UN could address the root cause of crises. together1st.org/proposals/294 #Together1st

The UK government has further postponed the PSVI international conference in light of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. The UK continues to lead global efforts to tackle CRSV & we remain committed to strengthening justice for all survivors #TimeForJustice gov.uk/government/new…

.@UNAUK partner @sabrina_white1 calls for greater accountability for sexual #exploitation and abuse in @UNPeacekeeping. This includes member states developing mechanisms to hold perpetrators to account. together1st.org/proposals/224

To improve global trust in @UN, @UNPeacekeeping is in need of reform. Check out the proposals to improve #peacekeeping from our campaigns hub - THREAD 👇👇👇 together1st.org/proposals

The Overseas Operations Bill- intended to curb vexatious claims against veterans - has serious ramifications for justice + #HumanRights. Ex-AG Dominic Grieve QC says the proposed changes damage our reputation as upholders of the #GenevaConventions. ➡️ ow.ly/5Y3k50yWdKi

Have you seen @SL1935 & @susanabartels article in @ConversationUK based on their recently published article with us? theconversation.com/they-put-a-few… The article is free to access right now! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

@UNPeacekeeping have made some more info about their approach available here twitter.com/UNPeacekeeping… twitter.com/UNPeacekeeping… twitter.com/UNPeacekeeping…

.. platform (below) includes sections on Restorative Justice, the need for an adequate programme to assist individual victims and children born from SEA, and a programme of redress and reparations centred around the Trust Fund for Victims together1st.org/pdf/Internatio…

for us, what this shows is the importance, highlighted by @sabrina_white1 of making sure that the notion of accountability is understood not to mean accountability to organisations like ours but accountability to the victims themselves. To that end our latest policy..

Here's @Beyond2272's to the investigation into the aftermath of sexual abuse by UN Peacekeepers in Haiti

Important thread from @Beyond2272