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The 49th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place today. In Working Group I dealing with security issues, the exchanges focused on the situation on the ground and the worrisome developments of August…

Tripoli, 08 October 2019 - The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Yacoub El Hillo, strongly condemns all attacks on civilians…

The members of the Security Council met on 3 October 2019 to discuss the situation in the Great lakes region and the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of the…

The Secretary-General is following with great concern recent statements regarding northeastern Syria, in particular the risk to civilians from any potential military actions. He calls on all parties to exercise maximum…

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 251

Tripoli, 06 October 2019 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is appalled by an airstrike conducted by General Haftar’s forces, targeting the Equestrian Club in Tripoli’s Janzour neighbourhood. The airstrike…

Friday, 04 October 2019 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is alarmed by indications that parallel, unrecognized authorities in Libya are threatening the operation and management of Libya's National Oil…

NEAR VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT MEDIA BRIEFING BY THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND HEAD OF THE UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN, MR. DAVID SHEARER Wednesday, 02 October 2019

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NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council noted the holding of the presidential elections in Afghanistan on 28 September 2019 as another important step in the democratic development of the country. The members of the…