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UNSMIL welcomes Serraj initiative and any other initiative by Libya's major actors to end the country's long state of conflict
The President of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Serraj, today announced a constructive proposal to advance the political process towards ending Libya's long state of conflict. UNSMIL welcomes the initiative, and any other initiative proposed by any of Libya…
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Ghassan Salame, leads a UN-agencies delegation, to flood-stricken Ghat to assess humanitarian needs
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Ghassan Salame, leading a delegation of various UN agencies, visited today the city of Ghat - which was hit by devastating floods, leaving thousands of people homeless - to assess the humanitarian needs. The UN delegation, which included…
UNMISS repairs 2500kms of roads to encourage economic growth and peace in South Sudan
Engineers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have repaired more than 2500 kilometers of roads to support economic growth and rapprochement so the conflict-affected country can build a peaceful and more prosperous future. “When South Sudan gained its independence, it inherited…
- Press Releases
Military manifestations removed from Salif and Ras Isa ports, Head of UNMHA says
HUDAYDAH, 12 June 2019 — The Chairman of the Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC) and Head of the United Nations Mission to support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA), Lieutenant General Michael Lollesgaard, transmitted identical letters today to the Government of Yemen and Ansar Allah (Houthi)…
Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK to the Security Council
Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, As reflected in the details of the report before you, the situation in Kosovo, and between Belgrade and Pristina, is again at a fragile moment. Today’s meeting coincides with a significant anniversary: twenty years since this Council last agreed a…
- Yemen
Note to Correspondents: Meeting of the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary A. DiCarlo, with H.E. Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi, President of the Republic of Yemen
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, met today with H.E. Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi, President of the Republic of Yemen, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. During the meeting, President Hadi and Ms. DiCarlo discussed the work of the Special Envoy for…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 237
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 237
UNMISS welcomes ratification of international human rights covenants in South Sudan
The ratification by South Sudan’s legislative assembly of two international covenants requiring states to protect and respect the human rights of their people has been welcomed by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. This week, 165 members of the South Sudan Transitional National Legislative…
Statement Attributable to the Senior Humanitarian Adviser to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria on the Situations in Idlib, Al Hol and Rukban
During Thursday’s Humanitarian Task Force meeting, we heard firsthand reporting from our UN colleagues based in the region about the increasingly horrific brutality in recent weeks by all parties involved in the de-escalation area in northwestern Syria, which has caused significant civilian…