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- Press Releases
In Mali, meet the military doctors on the front line of peacekeeping
The United Nations Peace Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) is one of the most dangerous places in the world for Blue Helmets. Since its deployment in 2013, more than 250 MINUSMA peacekeepers have lost their lives there. They have been deliberately targeted by armed terrorist groups, and faced the threats…
Remarks by the Secretary-General's Special Representative and Head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, at the 22nd RJMEC Plenary Meeting
RJMEC Interim-Chair, Members of the RJMEC Board, Excellencies and distinguished guests, I thank RJMEC for convening this meeting and the opportunity to brief you today. I would like to begin by acknowledging the positive developments in the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement since the…
- Press Releases
- Human Rights
Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on adoption of law abolishing death penalty in CAR
GENEVA (1 June 2022) - I commend the adoption of a law in the Central African Republic abolishing the death penalty and encourage President Faustin-Archange Touadéra to promulgate it. The death penalty is incompatible with fundamental tenets of human rights and dignity. Once the law enters into…
- Press Releases
Mboahangy Fana Rakotoarisoa - United Nations Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers Nominee
Mboahangy “Fana” Rakotoarisoa is a Strategic Planning Officer in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) corrections component, a role that requires the highest level of qualification and entails great responsibility and regular interaction with senior…
- UNRGID
Press Communiqué of the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions, 30 May 2022
The Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions (GID), UN Representative Cihan Sultanoğlu, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Viorel Moșanu, and EU Special Representative Toivo Klaar are currently undertaking a round of consultations with all GID participants starting on…
- Secretary-General
Secretary-General’s video message for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
New York, 29 May 2022 Today, we honour the more than one million women and men who have served as United Nations peacekeepers since 1948. We pay tribute to the nearly 4,200 heroes and heroines who sacrificed their lives in the cause of peace. And we are reminded of an age-old truth: peace can never…
Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Nicholas Haysom's remarks on International Day of UN Peacekeepers
[Near Verbatim] Minister of Peace Building, Honourable Stephen Par Kuol; Excellencies, members of the diplomatic community; My fellow UN colleagues and peacekeepers; Distinguished ladies and gentlemen. It is my pleasure to welcome you to UN House on this International Day of United Nations…
- Press Releases
Tribute to Peacekeepers By MINUSMA Force Commander - General Cornelis Johannes MATTHIJSSEN, On the occasion of the International day of Peacekeepers, 29 May 2022
Today’s world has changed and is unfortunately not at ease. Conflicts disturb and destroy people’s lives. Innocent civilians even have become a target. Threats are getting more complex. Violent extremist groups use harassing tactics. Improvised explosive devices are an invisible enemy. Today’s…
- Political and Institutional Stability
- Security Council Press Statements
Security Council Press Statement on Lebanon following Parliament Elections
The members of the Security Council welcomed the holding of legislative elections in Lebanon as scheduled on 15 May 2022, despite challenging circumstances. These elections were key to enabling the Lebanese people to exercise their civil and political rights. The members of the Security Council…
Security Council Press Statement on Lebanon following Parliamentary Elections (25 May 2022)
Security Council Press Statement on Lebanon following Parliamentary Elections (25 May 2022)