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Colombia: Government, FARC-EP and UN Mission train 80 women and men to monitor and verify ceasefire
Popayan, Cauca, Colombia – The Government of Colombia, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) and the UN Mission in the country kicked off a seven-day training session for 80 women and men taking part in the joint mechanism to monitor and verify the implementation of the…
UNMISS SRSG discusses vitality of upcoming UN Security Council tour in South Sudan
UN Security Council meeting with the Cabinet; Ambassador Power - Let me say a couple of things. First, I think it is extremely important, as the Secretary General has said, that the UN look at its failures to respond to civilians who were in desperate need; South Sudanese civilians who were being…
Special Coordinator Kaag Transcript of Remarks to the Press at Ein El Hilweh Palestine Refugee Camp
Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, 30 August 2016 I have wanted to visit Ein El-Hilweh for quite some time because it’s one of the important camps. It’s also a camp of course that has particular needs and requirements. We know that in Lebanon very often Ein El Hilweh is negatively in the news and this is not…
UNMISS PoC site Update No.136
UNMISS PoC site Update No.136
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Media Statement by the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura
Last week, the Special Envoy for Syria appealed for a humanitarian pause of at least 48 hours to deliver United Nations humanitarian aid to Aleppo. He welcomed the response of the Russian Federation to support this proposal. Since then, the UN developed an Aleppo emergency response plan and conveyed…
Note to Correspondents: Peacebuilding Commission Guinea-Bissau Configuration - Situation in Guinea Bissau
The Guinea-Bissau Configuration of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) remains concerned about the lack of progress in finding a lasting solution to the political and institutional deadlock in Guinea-Bissau.. The PBC believes that this stalemate severely hampers the country’s ability…
Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Kabul
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack that occurred on August 24 in Kabul, targeting students of the American University of Afghanistan, which resulted in at least 13 people dead, including six students from this…
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Media Statement by the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura
Geneva, 26 August 2016 - The situation regarding Darayya is extremely grave. It is tragic that repeated appeals to lift the siege of Darayya, besieged since November 2012, and cease the fighting, have never been heeded. The Special Envoy has been made aware overnight of an agreement to evacuate…
Statement by Zahir Tanin, Special representative of the Secretary-General and head of UNMIK Security Council debate on UNMIK
Mr. President, Excellencies, I am pleased to update the Council on recent key developments in Kosovo since the Secretary-General’s last report and to offer some observations. The situation in Kosovo over the past three months has been more stable than during previous reporting periods. Nonetheless…
Martin Kobler: “I Welcome the PC statement and the Resumption of HoR sessions as a New Dynamic.”
24 August 2016 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Martin Kobler welcomes the statement issued today by the Presidency Council (PC) and commends the resumption of the House of Representatives (HoR) sessions. Martin Kobler…