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First group of refugees evacuated from new departure facility in Libya
Tripoli - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in coordination with Libyan authorities, evacuated 133 refugees from Libya to Niger today after hosting them at a Gathering and Departure Facility (GDF) which opened in Tripoli on Tuesday. Most evacuees, including 81 women and children, were previously…
- Colombia
Note to Correspondents: United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs concludes her visit to Colombia
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Rosemary A. DiCarlo, concluded her first visit to Colombia yesterday afternoon by reaffirming the UN's commitment to continue to accompany national efforts to implement the Peace Agreement. On 3 December, the first day of her visit…
UNIFIL technical team visits tunnel location near Metulla
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col, along with a technical team, today visited a location near Metulla in northern Israel where the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has discovered a tunnel close to the Blue Line . Based on the site inspection, UNIFIL can confirm the…
- Press Releases
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs concludes her visit to Colombia
Bogotá, 05 December 2018. The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Rosemary A. DiCarlo, concluded her first visit to Colombia today by reaffirming the UN's commitment to continue to accompany national efforts to implement the Peace Agreement. On the first day of the visit…
UNIFIL press statement in connection with IDF activities south of the Blue Line
UNIFIL was informed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) this morning that they have started activities south of the Blue Line to look for suspected tunnels. The overall situation in UNIFIL’s area of operation remains calm and UNIFIL is working with all interlocutors in order to maintain the overall…
- Press Releases
33rd High-Level Meeting of Heads of UN peace missions in West Africa
At the invitation of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the Heads of the United Nations Missions in West Africa held their 33 rd High-level Meeting on 3 December 2018 in Dakar, Senegal…
OPENING REMARKS BY UNAMID JOINT SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE, JEREMIAH MAMABOLO, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD IN KHARTOUM
OPENING REMARKS BY UNAMID JOINT SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE, JEREMIAH MAMABOLO, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD IN KHARTOUM (Sunday, 2 December 2018; 10:30 hours; KLO, OMAC Street, Khartoum) Good morning ladies and gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome you to this press conference that marks the end of an…
UNMISS condemns brutal sexual assaults on women and girls near Bentiu
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has condemned a series of brutal sexual attacks on women and girls travelling from their villages to the town of Bentiu in the Unity region of South Sudan. Approximately 125 women and girls have sought medical treatment after having been raped or sexually…
- Secretary-General
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON WORLD AIDS DAY
New York: Thirty years after the first World AIDS Day, the response to HIV stands at a crossroads. Which way we turn may define the course of the epidemic—whether we will end AIDS by 2030, or whether future generations will carry on bearing the burden of this devastating disease. More than 77…
Secretary-General's message on World AIDS Day, 1 December 2018
U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON WORLD AIDS DAY 1 December 2018 Thirty years after the first World AIDS Day, the response to HIV stands at a crossroads. Which way we turn may define the course of the epidemic—whether we will end AIDS by 2030, or…