FROM THE FIELD: Enslaved Guatemalan indigenous women wait for reparationsFifteen Guatemalan women from the Q’eqchi indigenous group, who were enslaved and raped by the military during the Central American country’s 36-year-long civil conflict, are still waiting for hard-won reparations to materialize.
‘Crippling to our credibility’ that number of women peacekeepers is so low: UN chiefDespite greater participation of women in building and sustaining peace and the recognition from all quarters of the value they bring, the realities on the ground show that much more remains to be done, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told Security Council members on Thursday.
