Woman's Day I Effect of peace-keeping missions on women: UN

As we mark Women's Day in South Africa, the United Nations Security Council this week grappled with the negative impacts that abrupt drawdowns of peace-keeping and political missions have on the rights of women and girls. The UN system has in recent years engaged in several transition processes, including when host governments have compelled UN missions to withdraw in haste, such as in Mali and Sudan, while a phased withdrawal is currently under way in the volatile Democratic Republic of Congo. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.