
Chief Mary Larteh, Paramount Chief of Jorquellah, shared her reflections on Liberia’s dual justice system at UN’s launch event for the report of the Working Group on CIJ and SDG16+.
Folke Bernadotte was the first ever UN mediator. Bernadotte’s mediation mission formed the basis for the first UN peace operation, UNTSO (United Nations Supervision Truce Organization). The primary aim of the mission was and is to monitor agreements reached, and act as an intermediary between the parties to avert potential conflicts. Today, UNTSO monitors the truces between Israel, Lebanon and Syria and the peace agreements between Israel, Egypt and Jordan.
Three years prior, during the final years of the Second World War, he led the White Buses mission to rescue thousands of people from Nazi concentration camps in Germany.
Today, the 17 September, the FBA and the Consulate General of Sweden in Jerusalem arrange a ceremony to commemorate Bernadotte and his work to promote human dignity and peace.
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The global community should increasingly acknowledge the role of customary and informal justice systems upon which most people rely to resolve everyday justice problems in fragile and conflict-affected settings. At yesterday’s event at the UN, co-convened by FBA, attendees emphasized the need for a rights-based approach towards CIJ systems.
2023-10-24 11:53FBA has both increased and adapted its work in Ukraine in the wake of Russia's invasion.
FBA in UkraineFBA is part of Sweden’s development aid within the area of peace and security
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