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Note to Correspondents on Preparations in South Sudan for the Regional Protection Force
The first elements of the Regional Protection Force (RPF) of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have started to arrive in the country. The RPF Headquarters has already been established in Juba under the leadership of Brigadier General Jean Mupenzi from Rwanda. In addition, an advance…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on South Sudan
We are disturbed by the escalation of violence and subsequent suffering of civilians in South Sudan as a result of the recent government offensive. We urge the Government and other warring parties to cease hostilities, uphold their responsibility to protect civilians and cooperate with the United…
Visit of the Head of UNRCCA to Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan On 27-28 April 2017, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG), Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Petko Draganov conducted a visit to Dushanbe for meetings with Minister of Foreign Affairs Sirojiddin Aslov…
Press release (including audio version): Warring parties urged to stop suffering of people in Upper Nile, South Sudan as fighting intensifies
(Scroll down for audio version) The warring parties in South Sudan have been urged by the head of the UN Mission in South Sudan, (UNMISS), David Shearer to “stop the suffering they are causing, take responsibility for the lives they have destroyed and to uphold their responsibility to protect…
Visit of SRSG Draganov to Moscow
MOSCOW, Russia On 24-26 April, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Head of the Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Petko Draganov, travelled to Moscow for consultations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, in the Secretariat of the…
Press release including soundbites and David Shearer interview before Security Council briefing: “No concerted effort” to Adhere to Ceasefire in South Sudan as Conflict Intensifies
(Scroll down for soundbites with transcripts, plus David Shearer interview ahead of the Security Council briefing) “No concerted effort” has been made by any of the warring parties in South Sudan to adhere to a ceasefire in the country, instead there has been an escalation in the conflict there, the…
UN Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag meets Prime Minister Saad Hariri
Remarks of UN Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag after meeting Prime Minister Saad Hariri I had the pleasure of meeting with Prime Minister Saad Hariri. It was an opportunity to update on a number of key points of discussion. First, I reiterated the welcome we extended to his visit with the minister of…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.162
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.162
Accountability for abuses remains one of biggest challenges in South Sudan says UNMISS Human Rights Director (including audio version)
(Scroll down for audio version) A lack of accountability for crimes perpetrated during the ongoing conflict in South Sudan remains one of the country’s “biggest challenges” the UNMISS Human Rights Director has said. Eugene Nindorera was speaking at the end of five-day visit to Wau in the north-west…
UN Special Coordinator welcomes visit of Prime Minister Saad Hariri to south Lebanon
UN Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag welcomes today’s visit of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Minister of Defence Yaacoub Sarraf and Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun to South Lebanon, including the Blue Line. The visit reflects the continued partnership between the Government of Lebanon and the United…