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Find below past announcements and In Focus articles from the United Nations Rule of Law Website.

01/06/2010 -- Panel Discussion on “Rule of Law in post-conflict and fragile settings” in New York, 8 June 2010

07/05/2010 -- Dialogue with Member States on rule of law at the international level

The Rule of Law Unit organised a panel discussion on strengthening the nexus between international criminal justice and national capacity to combat impunity on 9 April 2010, at the UN Secretariat in New York.

27/04/2010 -- New Guidelines on International Cooperation in Anti-Human Trafficking / Migrant Smuggling

15/04/2010 -- Justice Rapid Response deploys expert to support UN Commission of Inquiry for Guinea

Justice Rapid Response (JRR) recently undertook its first deployment, assisting the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in support of the International Commission of Inquiry for Guinea.

12/04/2010 -- Security Council passes resolution 1904 increasing due process protection in sanctions regime

The Security Council recently adopted resolution 1904, introducing measures to increase the fairness and transparency of the sanctions regime imposed on Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden and the Taliban.

01/04/2010 -- Latest version of the MINUSTAH Police Express available online

31/03/2010 -- Panel discussion on strengthening the nexus between international criminal justice and national capacity to combat impunity, New York, 9 April 2010

19/03/2010 -- Panel Discussion: UN Early Warning and Responses to Mass Atrocities, New York, Tuesday 23 March 2010

17/03/2010 -- UNIFEM launches the Global Virtual Knowledge Centre to End Violence Against Women

19/02/2010 -- New Directory of Human Rights and Gender Organizations in West Africa

02/02/2010 -- New Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse website

22/01/2010 -- UN-assisted Khmer Rouge tribunal, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, wins the Law Technology Award

13/01/2010 -- Launch of the UNICEF Legislative Reform Initiative website

11/01/2010 -- New UN rule of law tool for post-conflict States regarding national consultations on transitional justice

04/01/2010 -- New UN guidance materials for justice and corrections components in UN peace operations

22/12/2009 -- Experts discuss the UN approach to transitional justice

The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navanethem Pillay, opened the panel discussion on the “United Nations approach to transitional justice” at the United Nations Secretariat on 2 December 2009.

10/12/2009 -- New rules endorsed for women prisoners

A new set of rules to improve the treatment of women prisoners was endorsed at an open-ended intergovernmental expert group meeting in Bangkok, 23 - 26 November.

17/11/2009 -- Panel discussion on land disputes and the rights of the poor on 19 November 2009

17/11/2009 -- UN leaders and partners welcome this new rule of law web resource

On 17 November 2009 the UN Chef de Cabinet Mr. Vijay Nambiar opened a lunch-time panel to launch this website.

14/11/2009 -- Expert group meeting on the treatment of women in detention and in custodial and non-custodial settings, Bangkok, 23 - 26 November 2009

15/09/2009 -- Brownbag seminar on transitional justice and development on 18 November 2009

15/09/2009 -- Commonwealth judges conference explores justice for children

The Commonwealth Magistrates' and Judges' Association in conjunction with UNICEF hosted a Colloquium on the Law and the Child on 1 - 2 October 2009.

15/09/2009 -- Expert dialogue on UN approach to transitional justice, New York, 2 December 2009

15/09/2009 -- First annual Secretary-General’s report on rule of law

The first annual report of the Secretary-General on rule of law engagement, recently published, outlines United Nations activities at the national and international levels, as requested by General Assembly resolution 63/128.

15/09/2009 -- Joint UN Justice Programme in Jonglei State, Southern Sudan

The signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in January 2005 and the subsequent adoption of the Interim National Constitution, the Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan and the State constitutions in the South represent significant milestones for Southern Sudan.

15/09/2009 -- Security Council calls for rule of law team on sexual violence

On 30 September, the Security Council, under the presidency of the United States, passed a groundbreaking resolution on combating sexual violence in armed conflict.

-- Applications open for the United Nations International Law Fellowship Programme, 2010

-- Book Launch “Legal Empowerment: Practitioners' Perspectives” on 25 June 2010 in New York.

-- Book Launch Event on 18 June 2010: “United Nations Justice: Legal and Judicial Reform in Governance Operations”

-- CEDAW’s Application in Latin America and the Caribbean, Buenos Aires, 11 December 2009

-- Celebrating CEDAW in the Arab Region, Cairo, 14 - 17 December 2009

-- General Assembly Thematic Debate entitled “UN Peacekeeping: looking into the future” on Tuesday, 22 June 2010

-- Global CEDAW 30th Anniversary Celebration Event, New York, 3 December 2009

-- Launch of “That Someone Guilty Be Punished,” a report on the impact of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, on 15 July 2010

-- Panel discussion on the role of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law in promoting rule of law at the national and international levels in New York, 7 July 2010

-- Review Conference on the Rome Statute in Kampala, Uganda from May 31-June 11, 2010

-- Secretary-General announces 2009 grantees of the UN Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women

-- Vacancy for Chief, Criminal Law and Judicial Advisory Service, D-1 (Deadline 13 March 2010)