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- Secretary-General
Secretary-General’s message for the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
New York, 27 January 2023 Today, we honor the memory of the victims of the Holocaust. We remember the six million Jewish children, women, and men, as well as the Roma and Sinti, the people with disabilities, and countless others who perished. We reflect on the millions of individual lives cut short…
- Press Releases
NOTE/Bamako Assize Court convicts perpetrator of attack on five peacekeepers
Bamako, 25 January 2023 - The trial relating to the attack on five peacekeepers on the road to Siby (near Bamako) on 22 February 2019, which led to the death of three of them, took place before the Bamako Court of Assizes sitting in terrorism matters on 24 January. The court convicted the accused of…
- Secretary-General
Secretary-General’s message for the International Day of Education
New York, 24 January 2023 Education is a fundamental human right. It’s the bedrock of societies, economies, and every person’s potential. But without adequate investment, this potential will wither on the vine. It has always been shocking to me that education has been given such a low priority in…
- Press Releases
Deputy Special Representative Giovanie BIHA Concludes Visit to Guinea, Reaffirms UN Commitment to an Inclusive Transition and Return to Constitutional Order
The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Acting Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Ms. Giovanie BIHA, concluded today a two-day visit to Conakry, Guinea. The purpose of this visit was to participate in the closing ceremony of the…
- Afghanistan
Note to Correspondents: Press Release following UN Deputy Secretary-General's Visit to Afghanistan
PRESS STATEMENT High-level UN delegation led by the Deputy Secretary-General calls on Afghanistan’s de facto Taliban authorities to reverse course on recent decrees limiting women’s and girls’ rights, says Afghans must not be abandoned KABUL, Afghanistan 20 January 2023 — On behalf of the Secretary…
- Press Releases
Action for peacekeeping: An all-women police unit from Egypt breaks new ground in mine action in central Mali
In this story series, UN Peacekeeping shows the impact of Action for Peacekeeping, which guides peace operations across 12 active missions. “This is an alert. This is not a test!” Commander Hossam Shafei, Chief of operations, calls out across the Douentza airfield to Major Doaa Moussa, Commander of…
Near verbatim: Opening Remarks and Q&A Session at Start-of-Year Press Conference by SRSG and Head of UN in South Sudan, Mr. Nicholas Haysom 13 January 2023, Juba
(Note: This version has been updated and now includes the Q&A session as well, below the remarks). I wish to welcome everyone to our first press conference of this new year and greetings to everyone who’s tuning in live to Radio Miraya. I also wish everyone a peaceful and productive and happy New…
- Secretary-General
UN Secretary-General's Spokesperson - on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon
The Secretary-General has extended the mandate of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon from 1 March 2023 to 31 December 2023 for the limited purpose of completion of the non-judicial residual functions of the Special Tribunal and for the orderly closure of the Special Tribunal. Mandated to conduct the…
- Press Releases
PRESS RELEASE
Bangui, January 11, 2023 - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) confirms the arrest, on 10 January 2023 around 4 pm, of two of its staff members (international consultants) of French nationality. MINUSCA is currently in…
PRESS RELEASE
Bangui, January 11, 2023 - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) confirms the arrest, on 10 January 2023 around 4 pm, of two of its staff members (international consultants) of French nationality. MINUSCA is currently in…