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OP-ED BY THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL THE G20 FACES THREE BIG TESTS
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve heard a lot about global solidarity. Unfortunately, words by themselves will not end the pandemic – or curb the impact of the climate crisis. Now is the moment to show what solidarity means in practice. As G20 Finance Ministers meet in Venice, they…
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Mali: Using art to promote social cohesion
Taking a piece of leather in her hand, Bachira, a Tuareg artisan, starts weaving an ornament that will be sewed onto a new colourful tribal saddle cushion that may end up decorating a home somewhere. Bachira is an accomplished leather worker. She is among 360 artisans in Mali sponsored by the United…
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UNSMIL welcomes the launch of Voter Registration Update by the High National Elections Commission
The UN Support Mission in Libya congratulates the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) on the launch of the voter registration update and considers this event to be a key milestone towards the realization of the Libyan people’s overwhelming demand for national elections on 24 December 2021. In…
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UNSMIL statement on the conclusion of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Switzerland – 28 June to 2 July 2021
3 July 2021 - At the request of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) members, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) facilitated a five-day in-person meeting of the LPDF in Switzerland from 28 June to 2 July 2021. The meeting aimed at addressing issues that remained unresolved…
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Raisedon Zenenga, Assistant Secretary-General and Mission Coordinator of USNMIL closing remarks Meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum meeting in Switzerland 28 June to 2 July
Distinguished members of the LPDF Ladies and gentlemen, We are here upon your request to hold an in-person meeting to address the unresolved issues that came up in your virtual meeting back in May. During that meeting, you discussed your Legal Committee’s proposal for a constitutional basis for the…
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UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Libya remarks - meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Switzerland - 01 July 2021
Distinguished members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), ladies and gentlemen, welcome back. Today is 1 July. We all understand the importance of this date. Before we start, allow me to recap where are we in our work. We had a difficult session yesterday. Tensions and emotions were high-…
Press release on the UN Secretary-General's quarterly report to the Security Council on the UN Verification Mission in Colombia
Bogota, 30 June 2021. - The most recent quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the UN Verification Mission in Colombia will be presented to the United Nations Security Council in New York on 13 July. The report will be presented in person by the Special Representative and Head…
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Special Envoy for Libya and international partners urge Libyan actors including LPDF members to expeditiously establish the constitutional basis for elections
29 June 2021 - In the context of the ongoing meeting of the LPDF in Switzerland, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiš, held today consultations with representatives of France, Germany, Italy, UK, and US (P3…
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LPDF Advisory Committee Concludes its three-day consultative meeting in Tunisia
Tunis, 27 June 2021 - The Advisory Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) concluded on Saturday, 26 June 2021, a three-day meeting, convened by UNSMIL at the request of LPDF members, in Tunis. UNSMIL and members of the Advisory Committee commended the work of the Legal Committee in…
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A GLOBAL MODEL TO TACKLE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
New York, 27 June 2021 As the world grapples unevenly with the effects of COVID-19, a parallel and equally horrific pandemic has threatened half the world’s population. In the early months of the pandemic, the United Nations projected that quarantines and lockdowns could lead to a shocking 15…