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UN Secretary-General appoints Major General Diodato Abagnara of Italy as Head of Mission and Force Commander of UNIFIL
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Major General Diodato Abagnara of Italy as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)…
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Libya: Sites of gross human rights violations must be sealed and impartially investigated - Türk
GENEVA – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said on Wednesday he was shocked by revelations of gross human rights violations uncovered at official and unofficial detention facilities run by the Stabilization Support Apparatus…
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UNMISS calls for Government intervention and deployment of security services to prevent persistent intercommunal conflict in Tonj East, Warrap
Juba, 03 June 2025 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan is deeply concerned about escalating intercommunal violence in Tonj East, which has caused hundreds of deaths, the destruction of homes and widespread…
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United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert Visits Israel
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, began today a visit to Israel, where she is set to meet with senior officials. The visit is part of the Special Coordinator’s regular…
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Secretary-General's statement on one year of detention of United Nations and other personnel in Yemen
This June marks one year since the arbitrary detention of dozens of personnel from the United Nations, national and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations and diplomatic missions by…
PRESS STATEMENT BY MARiA ANGELA HOLGUIN CUELLAR PERSONAL ENVOY OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON CYPRUS
I returned to Cyprus as the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General following the informal meeting in a broader format convened by the Secretary-General in Geneva on 17 - 18 March 2025 with the participation of Mr. Nikos…
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Remarks by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (Political) and Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, Mr. Guang Cong, on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
Honourable Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Akuei Bona Malwal. Excellencies, members of the diplomatic community. My fellow United Nations colleagues from Agencies, Funds, and Programmes, and peacekeepers…
Peacekeepers Serving in Abyei to Receive Top United Nations Military and Police Awards
New York, 27 May 2025 – The United Nations has announced the 2024 recipients of the Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award and the Woman Police Officer of the Year Award. Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme of Ghana will…
STATEMENT BY THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SYRIA, MR. GEIR O. PEDERSEN
United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen condemns in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attack at St. Elias Church in Douileia, Damascus, which killed and injured civilians who were attending mass. He…
UN expert urges international community not to leave Somalia behind
Mogadishu – Somalia faces extraordinary challenges in the fight against Al-Shabaab and Daesh armed groups, a UN expert said today, expressing solidarity with the people and the Government in the face of persistent terrorist…