{"id":16683,"date":"2019-10-07T16:16:19","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T20:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/ruleoflaw\/?p=16683"},"modified":"2020-08-11T13:02:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T17:02:12","slug":"stories-from-the-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/ruleoflaw\/blog\/2019\/10\/stories-from-the-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories From the Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>From The UN News Center<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" id=\"feedzy\"><div class=\"feedzy-5623c3b4ee56f739126104ff922ce803 feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">UN News - Global perspective Human stories<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> UN News - Global perspective Human stories | Peace and Security<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Afghanistan in crisis: Drought, malnutrition and a worsening humanitarian situation\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/19-09-2025_UNICEF_Afghanistan.jpg\/image560x340cropped.jpg\" title=\"Afghanistan in crisis: Drought, malnutrition and a worsening humanitarian situation\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Afghanistan in crisis: Drought, malnutrition and a worsening humanitarian situation<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on June 22, 2026 <\/small><p>Imagine being one of a family of nine and sitting down to a meal of potato peelings and other scraps, boiled up into a soup. This is the harsh [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"\u2018Better future for Syria remains within reach,\u2019 UN Security Council hears\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/13-02-2026-UNICEF-Syria-04.jpg\/image560x340cropped.jpg\" title=\"\u2018Better future for Syria remains within reach,\u2019 UN Security Council hears\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">\u2018Better future for Syria remains within reach,\u2019 UN Security Council hears<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on June 22, 2026 <\/small><p>Syria has emerged after more than a decade of crisis with \u201cclear signs of progress\u201d, but acute needs remain and efforts must boost support so the [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Security Council LIVE: Warnings of \u2018dangerous cycle of escalation\u2019 in Ukraine\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/11-03-2026-UNOCHA-Ukraine-02.jpg\/image560x340cropped.jpg\" title=\"Security Council LIVE: Warnings of \u2018dangerous cycle of escalation\u2019 in Ukraine\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Security Council LIVE: Warnings of \u2018dangerous cycle of escalation\u2019 in Ukraine<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on June 22, 2026 <\/small><p>Deadly drone and missile attacks in Ukraine over the weekend represented a \u201cdangerous cycle of escalation\u201d in Russia\u2019s full-scale four-year-old [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Sudan: Drone attacks endanger civilians and shut down critical services in El Obeid\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Production%20Library\/26-05-2026-UNICEF-Sudan.jpg\/image560x340cropped.jpg\" title=\"Sudan: Drone attacks endanger civilians and shut down critical services in El Obeid\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Sudan: Drone attacks endanger civilians and shut down critical services in El Obeid<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on June 22, 2026 <\/small><p>Escalating violence in and around the Sudanese city of El Obeid is putting civilians at increased risk and disrupting essential services, the UN aid [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" id=\"feedzy\"><div class=\"feedzy-9d1a73b20615320f1fd738f5b4d77343 feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">UN News - Global perspective Human stories<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> UN News - Global perspective Human stories | Human Rights<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"AI is getting women wrong as gender bias persists, data reveals\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/08-07-2025-UN-Photo-AI-Good-Summit-01.jpg\/image560x340cropped.jpg\" title=\"AI is getting women wrong as gender bias persists, data reveals\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">AI is getting women wrong as gender bias persists, data reveals<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on June 22, 2026 <\/small><p>As artificial intelligence reshapes how people work, communicate and access information, UN Women warned on Monday that the technology is reproducing [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Myanmar: Aid decline compounds suffering amid ongoing military attacks\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/13-08-2025-WFP-Myanmar-02.jpg\/image560x340cropped.jpg\" title=\"Myanmar: Aid decline compounds suffering amid ongoing military attacks\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Myanmar: Aid decline compounds suffering amid ongoing military attacks<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on June 22, 2026 <\/small><p>A drop in humanitarian assistance is worsening the suffering of millions of people in Myanmar after five years of conflict-related violence, the UN [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167769\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Old and new challenges for the Human Rights Council as it turns 20\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/assets\/2016\/06\/24801\/image560x340cropped.jpg\" title=\"Old and new challenges for the Human Rights Council as it turns 20\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167769\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Old and new challenges for the Human Rights Council as it turns 20<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on June 19, 2026 <\/small><p>It\u2019s 20 years to the day since the UN Human Rights Council began its work as the world\u2019s principal forum tasked with promoting and defending [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"From \u2018media deserts\u2019 to the invisibility of women, rights experts spotlight latest trends\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/21-03-2024_Wiki_AI.jpg\/image560x340cropped.jpg\" title=\"From \u2018media deserts\u2019 to the invisibility of women, rights experts spotlight latest trends\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">From \u2018media deserts\u2019 to the invisibility of women, rights experts spotlight latest trends<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on June 18, 2026 <\/small><p>From the invisibility of women and girls to \u201cmedia deserts\u201d amid an artificial intelligence (AI) tsunami, dozens of UN independent experts have [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" id=\"feedzy\"><div class=\"feedzy-046e47ed5c846990d2fa194acbf75077 feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">UN News - Global perspective Human stories<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> UN News - Global perspective Human stories | Law and Crime Prevention<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Monica Juma: Steering global cooperation at a time of converging threats\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Production%20Library\/2026\/06\/16-06-2026-UNODC-Monica-Juma.jpg\/image560x340cropped.jpg\" title=\"Monica Juma: Steering global cooperation at a time of converging threats\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Monica Juma: Steering global cooperation at a time of converging threats<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on June 16, 2026 <\/small><p>Criminal networks are moving faster, reaching further and blurring the lines between threats. Into this shifting landscape steps Monica Juma, taking [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Security Council weighs future of UN war crimes mechanism as closure nears\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Production%20Library\/09-04-2026_UNP_SC_UNMIK.jpg\/image560x340cropped.jpg\" title=\"Security Council weighs future of UN war crimes mechanism as closure nears\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Security Council weighs future of UN war crimes mechanism as closure nears<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on June 12, 2026 <\/small><p>The Security Council on Friday weighed the future of the UN mechanism responsible for completing the remaining work of the international tribunals [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Haiti: UN rights office welcomes new judicial units to tackle gang violence and impunity\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/20-05-2026_WFP_Haiti.jpg\/image560x340cropped.jpg\" title=\"Haiti: UN rights office welcomes new judicial units to tackle gang violence and impunity\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/06\/1167627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Haiti: UN rights office welcomes new judicial units to tackle gang violence and impunity<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on June 2, 2026 <\/small><p>The UN\u00a0human rights office, OHCHR,\u00a0on Tuesday welcomed the opening of two specialised judicial units in Haiti, saying the move marked\u00a0\u201ca [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/05\/1167570\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Haitian children \u2018paying the highest price\u2019 amid surge in gang recruitment\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/04-02-2026-WFP-Haiti-02.jpg\/image560x340cropped.jpg\" title=\"Haitian children \u2018paying the highest price\u2019 amid surge in gang recruitment\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/05\/1167570\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Haitian children \u2018paying the highest price\u2019 amid surge in gang recruitment<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on May 21, 2026 <\/small><p>As gangs continue to \u201cterrorise\u201d communities in Haiti, children are the ones paying the highest price, the UN Special Representative for Children [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item 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fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:75%;width:calc(75% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.75 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:34;line-height:1.41;\"><h4>COVID-19 AND FIELD MISSIONS<\/h4>\n<h4>Biweekly Update for Member States | Issue # 3 | 9 June 2020<\/h4><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>This is the third edition of the update to Member States that focuses on the efforts of the DPPA-DPO-DOS Field Support Group on COVID-19 to strengthen UN risk management systems globally and across the field missions that we support. This work builds on initial robust measures taken to protect UN personnel and prevent transmission of the disease, while ensuring business continuity and supporting host countries. 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