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Statement by UNSMIL Welcoming Establishment of Fact-Finding Mission to Libya
TRIPOLI, 23 June 2020 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the establishment of an international Fact-Finding Mission to Libya (FFML), pursuant to a resolution adopted yesterday by the Human Rights Council. Welcoming the establishment of the FFML, Acting Special…
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UNSMIL announces the launch of the International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Working Group
TRIPOLI, 23 June 2020 - As per the Berlin Conference Conclusions and under the International Follow-Up Committee on Libya (IFCL), the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Human Rights Working Group convened its first meeting today virtually. The meeting brought together representatives of…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY -GENERAL’S VIDEO MESSAGE ON THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF UN CHARTER
New York, 24 June 2020 Today we face a global pandemic. Worldwide, people rightly raise their voices against racism. Confronting problems is a start. But we also have to solve them. We have a timeless guide to tackle our shared challenges and fix the world’s fragilities. That guide is the United…
Statement of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General David Shearer Briefing to the Security Council on South Sudan 23 June 2020
Madame President and Council Members. Thank you for the opportunity to brief you on the situation in South Sudan. I would like to begin by acknowledging the devastation caused by COVID-19 to the people and economies of all Member States and nations around the world. These are truly challenging times…
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INTERNATIONAL FOLLOW-UP COMMITTEE ON LIBYA THIRD SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING 22 JUNE 2020 CO-CHAIRS STATEMENT
The third meeting of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya (IFCL) was convened at the Senior Officials level, via video conference, on Monday 22 June 2020. The meeting was co-chaired by the League of Arab States (LAS), represented by Assistant Secretary General Hossam Zaki, and the United…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON THE UNITED NATIONS PUBLIC SERVICE DAY
New York, 23 June 2020 As the world continues to grapple with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, public servants have been on the frontlines of the crisis response. They are the nurses, doctors and paramedics who provide life-saving care; The sanitation workers who disinfect and clean public spaces; The…
UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 283 - 12 -18 June
UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 283 - 12 -18 June
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SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON WORLD REFUGEE DAY
New York, 20 June 2020 Nearly 80 million women, children, and men around the world have been forced from their homes as refugees or internally displaced people. Even more shocking: ten million of these people fled in the past year alone. On World Refugee Day, we pledge to do everything in our power…
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Security and Gender Group Calls for meaningful participation of women in Pristina-Belgrade Dialogue
We, the undersigned members of the Security and Gender Group, demand that women’s meaningful participation is ensured in the Pristina delegation, participating in the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue for normalization of relations, as well as in the working groups established to inform the Dialogue. Since…
Essay competition “The Future We Want, The UN We Need"
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth (OSGEY), the Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Commemoration of the United Nations’ 75th Anniversary and Devex, are excited to announce the launch of an Essay Competition for the best essay by a young…