United Nations Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions
@orolsi.bsky.social
Working in the areas of Justice, Corrections, Policing, Disarmament, Remobilization, Reintegration, Security Sector Reform and Mine Action.
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We’re the #UnitedNations Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions, or #OROLSI for short.
We’re here to strengthen #justice, #security and #peace, because even in the sky, rule of law and security shouldn’t be up in the air!
We’re the #UnitedNations Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions, or #OROLSI for short.
We’re here to strengthen #justice, #security and #peace, because even in the sky, rule of law and security shouldn’t be up in the air!
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As announced by the UN on 12 January 2026, the #UNGA has endorsed the unification of the #Peacebuilding Support Office and three offices within the former @orolsi.bsky.social ; Justice and Corrections, Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration and Security Sector Reform.
January 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
As announced by the UN on 12 January 2026, the #UNGA has endorsed the unification of the #Peacebuilding Support Office and three offices within the former @orolsi.bsky.social ; Justice and Corrections, Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration and Security Sector Reform.
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This account will now run under the new office of the Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office:
@unpeacebuilding.bsky.social
We look forward to an exciting new chapter for #peace
➡️Learn more: press.un.org/en/2026/db26...
@unpeacebuilding.bsky.social
We look forward to an exciting new chapter for #peace
➡️Learn more: press.un.org/en/2026/db26...
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In Venezuela, the Pan American Health Organization, the World Health Organization’s regional arm, has received a shipment of 40 metric tons of essential medical and dialysis materials from the Governm...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
This account will now run under the new office of the Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office:
@unpeacebuilding.bsky.social
We look forward to an exciting new chapter for #peace
➡️Learn more: press.un.org/en/2026/db26...
@unpeacebuilding.bsky.social
We look forward to an exciting new chapter for #peace
➡️Learn more: press.un.org/en/2026/db26...
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How can #DDR efforts be sequenced with political transformation to reinforce each other rather than compete?
👉We draw on lessons with @orolsi.bsky.social from around the world: brnw.ch/21wY2it
👉We draw on lessons with @orolsi.bsky.social from around the world: brnw.ch/21wY2it
January 6, 2026 at 8:40 AM
How can #DDR efforts be sequenced with political transformation to reinforce each other rather than compete?
👉We draw on lessons with @orolsi.bsky.social from around the world: brnw.ch/21wY2it
👉We draw on lessons with @orolsi.bsky.social from around the world: brnw.ch/21wY2it
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📢New primers for #DDR practitioners!
Formal politics isn’t the only entry point. With @orolsi.bsky.social, we explore alternative pathways that support ex-combatants, youth & women in participating politically through networks, movements & local structures: brnw.ch/21wYRgW
Formal politics isn’t the only entry point. With @orolsi.bsky.social, we explore alternative pathways that support ex-combatants, youth & women in participating politically through networks, movements & local structures: brnw.ch/21wYRgW
January 6, 2026 at 8:40 AM
📢New primers for #DDR practitioners!
Formal politics isn’t the only entry point. With @orolsi.bsky.social, we explore alternative pathways that support ex-combatants, youth & women in participating politically through networks, movements & local structures: brnw.ch/21wYRgW
Formal politics isn’t the only entry point. With @orolsi.bsky.social, we explore alternative pathways that support ex-combatants, youth & women in participating politically through networks, movements & local structures: brnw.ch/21wYRgW
🌍At #OROLSI event, #UN Resident Coordinators came from different parts of the world but are all facing challenges with #RuleOfLaw and #justice & #security institutions.
OROLSI standing capacities, advisers & resources are ready to assist them & the populations they support.
OROLSI standing capacities, advisers & resources are ready to assist them & the populations they support.
December 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🌍At #OROLSI event, #UN Resident Coordinators came from different parts of the world but are all facing challenges with #RuleOfLaw and #justice & #security institutions.
OROLSI standing capacities, advisers & resources are ready to assist them & the populations they support.
OROLSI standing capacities, advisers & resources are ready to assist them & the populations they support.
Today, for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities #IDPD, @unmas.bsky.social and partners are launching the #ForwardNotFragmented exhibit to highlight why the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban campaign remains as crucial as ever.
👉 www.un.org/en/exhibits/...
👉 www.un.org/en/exhibits/...
December 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Today, for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities #IDPD, @unmas.bsky.social and partners are launching the #ForwardNotFragmented exhibit to highlight why the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban campaign remains as crucial as ever.
👉 www.un.org/en/exhibits/...
👉 www.un.org/en/exhibits/...
Today, to celebrate #DisabilityDay, we highlight this year's theme of fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress. #IDPD
Including all persons is key to building more resilient communities & achieving sustainable #peace.
social.desa.un.org/issues/disab...
Including all persons is key to building more resilient communities & achieving sustainable #peace.
social.desa.un.org/issues/disab...
December 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Today, to celebrate #DisabilityDay, we highlight this year's theme of fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress. #IDPD
Including all persons is key to building more resilient communities & achieving sustainable #peace.
social.desa.un.org/issues/disab...
Including all persons is key to building more resilient communities & achieving sustainable #peace.
social.desa.un.org/issues/disab...
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📢New primers for #DDR practitioners!
Formal politics isn’t the only entry point. With @orolsi.bsky.social, we explore alternative pathways that support ex-combatants, youth and women in participating politically through networks, movements and local structures: brnw.ch/21wY2iw
Formal politics isn’t the only entry point. With @orolsi.bsky.social, we explore alternative pathways that support ex-combatants, youth and women in participating politically through networks, movements and local structures: brnw.ch/21wY2iw
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
📢New primers for #DDR practitioners!
Formal politics isn’t the only entry point. With @orolsi.bsky.social, we explore alternative pathways that support ex-combatants, youth and women in participating politically through networks, movements and local structures: brnw.ch/21wY2iw
Formal politics isn’t the only entry point. With @orolsi.bsky.social, we explore alternative pathways that support ex-combatants, youth and women in participating politically through networks, movements and local structures: brnw.ch/21wY2iw
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How can #DDR efforts be sequenced with political transformation to reinforce each other rather than compete?
👉We draw on lessons with @orolsi.bsky.social from around the world: berghof-foundation.org/library/gett...
👉We draw on lessons with @orolsi.bsky.social from around the world: berghof-foundation.org/library/gett...
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
How can #DDR efforts be sequenced with political transformation to reinforce each other rather than compete?
👉We draw on lessons with @orolsi.bsky.social from around the world: berghof-foundation.org/library/gett...
👉We draw on lessons with @orolsi.bsky.social from around the world: berghof-foundation.org/library/gett...
In the margins of the DDR Symposium, together with @denmarkinny.bsky.social, the #DDR section convened a “Friends of #Haiti” meeting to discuss #BINUH’s DDR/CVR/WAM efforts.
Participants reaffirmed that rebuilding trust & fostering Haitian-led peace efforts are key to lasting stability.
#DDRweek
Participants reaffirmed that rebuilding trust & fostering Haitian-led peace efforts are key to lasting stability.
#DDRweek
November 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
In the margins of the DDR Symposium, together with @denmarkinny.bsky.social, the #DDR section convened a “Friends of #Haiti” meeting to discuss #BINUH’s DDR/CVR/WAM efforts.
Participants reaffirmed that rebuilding trust & fostering Haitian-led peace efforts are key to lasting stability.
#DDRweek
Participants reaffirmed that rebuilding trust & fostering Haitian-led peace efforts are key to lasting stability.
#DDRweek
The #DDR Section is empowering practitioners around the world, from field missions to national institutions, with the skills to support #disarmament, #demobilization, and #reintegration.
📖 Learn more in our #DDR Bulletin: unddr.org/the-ddr-bull...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
📖 Learn more in our #DDR Bulletin: unddr.org/the-ddr-bull...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
October 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The #DDR Section is empowering practitioners around the world, from field missions to national institutions, with the skills to support #disarmament, #demobilization, and #reintegration.
📖 Learn more in our #DDR Bulletin: unddr.org/the-ddr-bull...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
📖 Learn more in our #DDR Bulletin: unddr.org/the-ddr-bull...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
The #DDR Section in #OROLSI has built strong strategic, policy & operational partnerships with partners globally!
We thank all of our partners for the invaluable work striving for #peace and #security.
Learn more: www.unddr.org/the-ddr-bull...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
We thank all of our partners for the invaluable work striving for #peace and #security.
Learn more: www.unddr.org/the-ddr-bull...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
October 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The #DDR Section in #OROLSI has built strong strategic, policy & operational partnerships with partners globally!
We thank all of our partners for the invaluable work striving for #peace and #security.
Learn more: www.unddr.org/the-ddr-bull...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
We thank all of our partners for the invaluable work striving for #peace and #security.
Learn more: www.unddr.org/the-ddr-bull...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
Even without peace deals, people can choose peace.
#DDR tool "support to disengagement and voluntary exits from armed groups" helps individuals safely exit armed groups, including those designated as terrorist orgs.
Learn more: peacekeeping.un.org/sites/defaul...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
#DDR tool "support to disengagement and voluntary exits from armed groups" helps individuals safely exit armed groups, including those designated as terrorist orgs.
Learn more: peacekeeping.un.org/sites/defaul...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
October 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Even without peace deals, people can choose peace.
#DDR tool "support to disengagement and voluntary exits from armed groups" helps individuals safely exit armed groups, including those designated as terrorist orgs.
Learn more: peacekeeping.un.org/sites/defaul...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
#DDR tool "support to disengagement and voluntary exits from armed groups" helps individuals safely exit armed groups, including those designated as terrorist orgs.
Learn more: peacekeeping.un.org/sites/defaul...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
After fleeing Al-Shabaab, Aisha and her children faced fear and isolation. Through Somalia’s National Defector Rehabilitation Programme, supported by @iom.int & #UNTMIS, she accessed food, healthcare, education & safety.
📖 medium.com/@orolsi/aish...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace @undppa.bsky.social
📖 medium.com/@orolsi/aish...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace @undppa.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
After fleeing Al-Shabaab, Aisha and her children faced fear and isolation. Through Somalia’s National Defector Rehabilitation Programme, supported by @iom.int & #UNTMIS, she accessed food, healthcare, education & safety.
📖 medium.com/@orolsi/aish...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace @undppa.bsky.social
📖 medium.com/@orolsi/aish...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace @undppa.bsky.social
"Anel" wanted to be a pilot but became a survivor.
Recruited by an armed group at 13, her dreams were shattered. Through transitional justice & #CVR, she found healing. Now she makes soap, empowers women & rebuilds.
Her story: medium.com/@orolsi/anel...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
Recruited by an armed group at 13, her dreams were shattered. Through transitional justice & #CVR, she found healing. Now she makes soap, empowers women & rebuilds.
Her story: medium.com/@orolsi/anel...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
“Anel”
As a child, “Anel” dreamed of one day becoming a pilot. However, her life drastically changed in 2013. While selling goods at a small town…
medium.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"Anel" wanted to be a pilot but became a survivor.
Recruited by an armed group at 13, her dreams were shattered. Through transitional justice & #CVR, she found healing. Now she makes soap, empowers women & rebuilds.
Her story: medium.com/@orolsi/anel...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
Recruited by an armed group at 13, her dreams were shattered. Through transitional justice & #CVR, she found healing. Now she makes soap, empowers women & rebuilds.
Her story: medium.com/@orolsi/anel...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
"Adeline", a former FARC-EP combatant, is now in process of reintegration as a nurse and member of her local Health Committee in #Colombia.
Her journey from armed conflict to community care reflects the power of reintegration.
📖: medium.com/@orolsi/adel...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
Her journey from armed conflict to community care reflects the power of reintegration.
📖: medium.com/@orolsi/adel...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
October 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"Adeline", a former FARC-EP combatant, is now in process of reintegration as a nurse and member of her local Health Committee in #Colombia.
Her journey from armed conflict to community care reflects the power of reintegration.
📖: medium.com/@orolsi/adel...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
Her journey from armed conflict to community care reflects the power of reintegration.
📖: medium.com/@orolsi/adel...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
Once fighters, now voices for #peace.
Through the political transformation of armed groups, ex-combatants are not just laying down arms, they’re rewriting their roles in society.
Watch their stories filmed by @berghoffnd.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
Through the political transformation of armed groups, ex-combatants are not just laying down arms, they’re rewriting their roles in society.
Watch their stories filmed by @berghoffnd.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
October 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Once fighters, now voices for #peace.
Through the political transformation of armed groups, ex-combatants are not just laying down arms, they’re rewriting their roles in society.
Watch their stories filmed by @berghoffnd.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
Through the political transformation of armed groups, ex-combatants are not just laying down arms, they’re rewriting their roles in society.
Watch their stories filmed by @berghoffnd.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#DDRweek #InvestInPeace
On the sidelines of #DDRweek, you are invited to visit the photo exhibit: HE[R]EAL - Her Reality - Reclaiming DDR Through Women’s Eyes’.
Organized by @undp.org & @fbafolke.bsky.social, the exhibit is on view at Scandinavia House October 28 - 29.
More: www.undp.org/events/herea...
#InvestInPeace
Organized by @undp.org & @fbafolke.bsky.social, the exhibit is on view at Scandinavia House October 28 - 29.
More: www.undp.org/events/herea...
#InvestInPeace
October 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
On the sidelines of #DDRweek, you are invited to visit the photo exhibit: HE[R]EAL - Her Reality - Reclaiming DDR Through Women’s Eyes’.
Organized by @undp.org & @fbafolke.bsky.social, the exhibit is on view at Scandinavia House October 28 - 29.
More: www.undp.org/events/herea...
#InvestInPeace
Organized by @undp.org & @fbafolke.bsky.social, the exhibit is on view at Scandinavia House October 28 - 29.
More: www.undp.org/events/herea...
#InvestInPeace
#WTA2025 winner Olukemi Ibikunle, proves that sustainable #peace starts behind bars.
Read more about her story from @unnews.bsky.social and her inspiring vision for #justice and #corrections in #MONUSCO here: news.un.org/en/story/202...
@unpeacekeeping.bsky.social #DRC #WPS #SCR1325
Read more about her story from @unnews.bsky.social and her inspiring vision for #justice and #corrections in #MONUSCO here: news.un.org/en/story/202...
@unpeacekeeping.bsky.social #DRC #WPS #SCR1325
Peace begins behind bars: A corrections officer’s fight for dignity inside Congo’s prisons
The offer sounded almost unreal. The UN was fishing around for someone with a knack for building prisons – preferably a woman – to join its mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Would...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
#WTA2025 winner Olukemi Ibikunle, proves that sustainable #peace starts behind bars.
Read more about her story from @unnews.bsky.social and her inspiring vision for #justice and #corrections in #MONUSCO here: news.un.org/en/story/202...
@unpeacekeeping.bsky.social #DRC #WPS #SCR1325
Read more about her story from @unnews.bsky.social and her inspiring vision for #justice and #corrections in #MONUSCO here: news.un.org/en/story/202...
@unpeacekeeping.bsky.social #DRC #WPS #SCR1325
Today, we celebrate #UNDay!
To commemorate, we thank the sacrifice and commitment to #peace that all @orolsi.bsky.social personnel have given over the years. Your work is invaluable.
Learn more about #UN80: www.un.org/en/observanc...
@unpeacekeeping.bsky.social @undppa.bsky.social #InvestInPeace
To commemorate, we thank the sacrifice and commitment to #peace that all @orolsi.bsky.social personnel have given over the years. Your work is invaluable.
Learn more about #UN80: www.un.org/en/observanc...
@unpeacekeeping.bsky.social @undppa.bsky.social #InvestInPeace
October 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Today, we celebrate #UNDay!
To commemorate, we thank the sacrifice and commitment to #peace that all @orolsi.bsky.social personnel have given over the years. Your work is invaluable.
Learn more about #UN80: www.un.org/en/observanc...
@unpeacekeeping.bsky.social @undppa.bsky.social #InvestInPeace
To commemorate, we thank the sacrifice and commitment to #peace that all @orolsi.bsky.social personnel have given over the years. Your work is invaluable.
Learn more about #UN80: www.un.org/en/observanc...
@unpeacekeeping.bsky.social @undppa.bsky.social #InvestInPeace
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Is political participation key to lasting peace?
Our new primer with @orolsi.bsky.social helps #DDR practitioners promote gender-responsive reintegration, tackling patriarchal norms and empowering all ex-combatants to engage in politics.
📕Read the publication: brnw.ch/21wWRC6
Our new primer with @orolsi.bsky.social helps #DDR practitioners promote gender-responsive reintegration, tackling patriarchal norms and empowering all ex-combatants to engage in politics.
📕Read the publication: brnw.ch/21wWRC6
Engendering political transformation
A non-governmental organisation supporting people in conflict in their efforts to achieve sustainable peace through conflict transformation and peacebuilding
brnw.ch
October 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Is political participation key to lasting peace?
Our new primer with @orolsi.bsky.social helps #DDR practitioners promote gender-responsive reintegration, tackling patriarchal norms and empowering all ex-combatants to engage in politics.
📕Read the publication: brnw.ch/21wWRC6
Our new primer with @orolsi.bsky.social helps #DDR practitioners promote gender-responsive reintegration, tackling patriarchal norms and empowering all ex-combatants to engage in politics.
📕Read the publication: brnw.ch/21wWRC6
Last week, we co-organized #WTA2025 Side-Event "Bridging the Divide between Customary and Statutory Justice in Conflict-affected Environments" with the Permanent Mission's of #Germany and #Colombia to the #UN
The event spotlighted the #trailblazing work by Lena Ellen Becker & Michelle Doerlemann.
The event spotlighted the #trailblazing work by Lena Ellen Becker & Michelle Doerlemann.
October 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Last week, we co-organized #WTA2025 Side-Event "Bridging the Divide between Customary and Statutory Justice in Conflict-affected Environments" with the Permanent Mission's of #Germany and #Colombia to the #UN
The event spotlighted the #trailblazing work by Lena Ellen Becker & Michelle Doerlemann.
The event spotlighted the #trailblazing work by Lena Ellen Becker & Michelle Doerlemann.
Officer in Charge of @orolsi.bsky.social and United Nations Police (#UNPOL) Adviser Faisal Shahkar congratulates #WTA2025 winner Olukemi Ibikunle PMP of #Nigeria.
#Police Commissioner Shahkar also stressed the urgent need for more uniformed women in @unpeacekeeping.bsky.social.
#Police Commissioner Shahkar also stressed the urgent need for more uniformed women in @unpeacekeeping.bsky.social.
October 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Officer in Charge of @orolsi.bsky.social and United Nations Police (#UNPOL) Adviser Faisal Shahkar congratulates #WTA2025 winner Olukemi Ibikunle PMP of #Nigeria.
#Police Commissioner Shahkar also stressed the urgent need for more uniformed women in @unpeacekeeping.bsky.social.
#Police Commissioner Shahkar also stressed the urgent need for more uniformed women in @unpeacekeeping.bsky.social.
In honor of #WorldMentalHealthDay, we celebrated the work of our #WTA2025 winner, Olukemi Ibikunle of #Nigeria.
She spoke with other colleagues about #MentalHealth in prisons and trauma-informed #prison design.
Thank you to the PM of #Sweden & Nigeria to the #UN for co-hosting the timely event.
She spoke with other colleagues about #MentalHealth in prisons and trauma-informed #prison design.
Thank you to the PM of #Sweden & Nigeria to the #UN for co-hosting the timely event.
October 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
In honor of #WorldMentalHealthDay, we celebrated the work of our #WTA2025 winner, Olukemi Ibikunle of #Nigeria.
She spoke with other colleagues about #MentalHealth in prisons and trauma-informed #prison design.
Thank you to the PM of #Sweden & Nigeria to the #UN for co-hosting the timely event.
She spoke with other colleagues about #MentalHealth in prisons and trauma-informed #prison design.
Thank you to the PM of #Sweden & Nigeria to the #UN for co-hosting the timely event.
Proud to share our latest primer in collaboration with @berghoffnd.bsky.social : Engendering Political Transformation.
It guides DDR practitioners in promoting gender-responsive political transformation within or beyond processes DDR.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yv6csa47
#DDR #PeaceBegins
It guides DDR practitioners in promoting gender-responsive political transformation within or beyond processes DDR.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yv6csa47
#DDR #PeaceBegins
October 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Proud to share our latest primer in collaboration with @berghoffnd.bsky.social : Engendering Political Transformation.
It guides DDR practitioners in promoting gender-responsive political transformation within or beyond processes DDR.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yv6csa47
#DDR #PeaceBegins
It guides DDR practitioners in promoting gender-responsive political transformation within or beyond processes DDR.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yv6csa47
#DDR #PeaceBegins