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- Joint Communiqués
JOINT PRESS RELEASE | Second Meeting of the African Union and United Nations Joint Task Team on the Operationalization of Security Council Resolution 2719 (2023)
The Joint African Union (AU) – United Nations (UN) Task Team on the Operationalisation of Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2719 (2023) establishing the framework for financing of AU-led peace support operations (PSOs) through UN assessed contributions held its second consultative meeting from the…
UNMISS gravely concerned by rising abductions in Greater Yei, calls for collective action
JUBA - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is gravely concerned by rising abductions, allegedly carried out by the National Salvation Front (NAS) and other armed elements, in the greater Yei region of Central Equatoria state, predominantly impacting Yei River, Morobo and Lainya…
- Press Releases
In Ghana, Special Representative Simão calls on all stakeholders to strengthen their resolve and commitment to peaceful elections
Dakar, 01 August 2024 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, concluded yesterday a three-day visit to Ghana. He participated in the stakeholder forum that took place on 30 July in…
- AU Communiqués
AUPSC Communiqué | 1225th Meeting on Consideration of the Concept of Operations of AU-Led Mission in Somalia post-ATMIS | 1 August 2024
The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), during its 1225th meeting on August 1, 2024, adopted the Concept of Operations (CONOPs) for the new AU-Led Mission in Somalia, named the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), following the transition from…
PR: MONUSCO welcomes Angola’s announcement of a ceasefire between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
Kinshasa, July 31, 2024: The MONUSCO welcomes the announcement by the Angolan presidency of a ceasefire between the governments of the DR Congo and Rwanda, which will come into effect on August 4. The Mission also expresses its readiness to support the ad hoc verification mechanism mandated to…
- Press Releases
The Special Representative Leonardo Santos Simão commends Ghana for the adoption of the Affirmative Action Bill
Dakar, 31 July 2024 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, welcomes the adoption yesterday of the Affirmative Action Bill by the Parliament of Ghana. “The adoption of the of the…
PR: MONUSCO welcomes Angola’s announcement of a ceasefire between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
Kinshasa, July 31, 2024: The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) welcomes the announcement by the Angolan presidency of a ceasefire between the governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, which will come into effect…
- Secretary-General
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the Situation in the Middle East
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General The Secretary-General believes that the attacks we have seen in South Beirut and Teheran represent a dangerous escalation at a moment in which all efforts should instead be leading to a ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all Israeli hostages, a…
- Security Council Resolution 1701
UN Special Coordinator Statement on Strike in the Southern Suburb of Beirut
UN Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert is deeply concerned by tonight’s strike, claimed by Israel, in the densely populated southern suburb of Beirut which resulted in multiple civilian casualties. The Special Coordinator underscores once again that there is no such thing as a military…
- Special Coordinator
Joint Statement of UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon and UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander
We deplore the death of civilians - young children and teenagers - in Majdal Shams. Civilians must be protected at all times. We urge the parties to exercise maximum restraint and to put a stop to the ongoing intensified exchanges of fire. It could ignite a wider conflagration that would engulf the…