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IOM, Japan Support Internally Displaced Families in Libya
Libya - Japan, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has committed USD 679,500 to support a 12–month project addressing the immediate needs of internally displaced families in Libya. The project, Direct Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons in Libya, will provide much needed items to some of…
Conflict in South Sudan affecting food security in “stable states”
The ongoing conflict in South Sudan is affecting food security in some of the country’s more “stable states,” the head of UN peacekeeping in South Sudan, UNMISS, has said. David Shearer, the UN’s most senior official in the country, was speaking during a visit to Aweil in the north of South Sudan.…
Gogrial authorities praised for closing road check-points
The authorities in Gogrial have been praised by the most senior UN official in South Sudan for closing seven road blocks in the state, a move which has facilitated both trade and enabled humanitarian access. David Shearer, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in South Sudan, visited the…
UNSMIL holds consultations on the implementation of the LPA security arrangements
The Senior Military Adviser for the UN Support Mission in Libya, General Paolo Serra, arrived in Tripoli to consult with the Presidency Council and the Ministries of Defence and Interior on the next steps required for the implementation of the interim security arrangements contained in the Libyan…
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SRSG Tanin Stresses Respect for Freedom of Movement and Right to Assembly
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Zahir Tanin, has closely followed today’s developments in Kosovo with concern, in particular reports that freedom of movement and association were prevented in some places. He reminds all of the fundamental rights to assemble, to express opinions…
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Media Advisory: The Libyan Experts Forum discusses a proposal for national framework on social protection
WHAT: 5th edition of the Libyan Experts Forum for Development Cooperation WHO: More than 40 Libyan Experts in development, policy makers, influencers, University professors and opinion leaders Ms. Maria do Valle Ribeiro, United Nations Deputy SRSG, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator United…
Turkey donates 92,000 Euros to the CMP
NICOSIA, 29 March 2017 - The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) wishes to express its sincere thanks to Turkey for its donation of 92,000 EUR made today. This donation brings the Turkish financial assistance to the CMP to a total of EUR 826,000 over the past ten years. This donation to the CMP…
Press release (text and audio): South Sudan government “needs to investigate and apprehend killers” of aid workers
(Scroll down for audio version) The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan, David Shearer has urged the South Sudanese government to investigate and apprehend the killers of six aid workers on Saturday. The staff from a national non-governmental organization…
Press statement: Humanitarian Coordinator condemns killing of six aid workers
The Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Eugene Owusu, has strongly condemned the killing of six aid workers in an ambush on 25 March. The aid workers were travelling from Juba to Pibor. “I am appalled and outraged by the heinous murder yesterday of six courageous humanitarians in South Sudan,”…