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- Myanmar
Media Advisory: As Myanmar crisis enters third year, Special Envoy Heyzer urgently calls for international unity on humanitarian aid, stance on elections and civilian protection
BANGKOK, 31 January 2023 – The Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer today highlighted key areas for concrete action where greater regional and international unity can support a Myanmar-led process to end the violence and suffering and help Myanmar return to…
- Press Releases
UNIFIL Head urges parties to de-escalate, reduce tensions, and move forward on the Blue Line
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lázaro chaired a regular Tripartite meeting at a UN position in Ras al-Naqoura today. “Through 2023 we must prioritise maintaining the cessation of hostilities,” he said. “In all our actions we should seek to de-escalate and reduce…
Parties agree to hasten the Implementation of decisions during JPSM meeting in Juba
Abyei, 27 January 2023 – UNISFA welcomes the decisions reached during the ordinary session of the Joint Political and Security Mechanism (JPSM) meeting of 18 January 2023 and is encouraged by the parties’ “unwavering commitment to the full implementation of the Cooperation Agreements and the…
26th RJMEC Plenary Meeting Statement by Mr. Nicholas Haysom Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS 26 January 2023 (as delivered)
RJMEC Chair, Excellencies and Distinguished Guests, Thank you for the opportunity to address the first meeting of RJMEC for 2023. As we start a new year, I’d like to focus my remarks on priority objectives in this critical phase of implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement. 2023 is a “make…
- Secretary-General
Secretary-General’s message for the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
New York, 27 January 2023 Today, we honor the memory of the victims of the Holocaust. We remember the six million Jewish children, women, and men, as well as the Roma and Sinti, the people with disabilities, and countless others who perished. We reflect on the millions of individual lives cut short…
- Press Releases
NOTE/Bamako Assize Court convicts perpetrator of attack on five peacekeepers
Bamako, 25 January 2023 - The trial relating to the attack on five peacekeepers on the road to Siby (near Bamako) on 22 February 2019, which led to the death of three of them, took place before the Bamako Court of Assizes sitting in terrorism matters on 24 January. The court convicted the accused of…
- Secretary-General
Secretary-General’s message for the International Day of Education
New York, 24 January 2023 Education is a fundamental human right. It’s the bedrock of societies, economies, and every person’s potential. But without adequate investment, this potential will wither on the vine. It has always been shocking to me that education has been given such a low priority in…
- Press Releases
Deputy Special Representative Giovanie BIHA Concludes Visit to Guinea, Reaffirms UN Commitment to an Inclusive Transition and Return to Constitutional Order
The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Acting Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Ms. Giovanie BIHA, concluded today a two-day visit to Conakry, Guinea. The purpose of this visit was to participate in the closing ceremony of the…
- Afghanistan
Note to Correspondents: Press Release following UN Deputy Secretary-General's Visit to Afghanistan
PRESS STATEMENT High-level UN delegation led by the Deputy Secretary-General calls on Afghanistan’s de facto Taliban authorities to reverse course on recent decrees limiting women’s and girls’ rights, says Afghans must not be abandoned KABUL, Afghanistan 20 January 2023 — On behalf of the Secretary…
- Press Releases
Action for peacekeeping: An all-women police unit from Egypt breaks new ground in mine action in central Mali
In this story series, UN Peacekeeping shows the impact of Action for Peacekeeping, which guides peace operations across 12 active missions. “This is an alert. This is not a test!” Commander Hossam Shafei, Chief of operations, calls out across the Douentza airfield to Major Doaa Moussa, Commander of…