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Departing UNMISS Chief sends message of peace to the people of South Sudan
On the eve of his departure after more than four years as the UN’s top envoy in South Sudan, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission thanked the people of South Sudan for their support and wished them well. “I have so much admiration…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE
New York, 6 April 2021 Sport is one of the great human pursuits – a model of teamwork, a platform for individual excellence, a driver of economic growth for all of society. The United Nations has long worked in wide-ranging ways with athletes and sporting federations and associations to use this…
- Press Releases
UN Convenes Meetings to Review Preliminary Results of the Financial Audit Review of the Central Bank of Libya
Between 2-5 April, The United Nations Support Mission I Libya (UNSMIL), together with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and Deloitte International, the firm selected to conduct the financial review process, convened a series of meetings with representatives of the Presidency…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR MINE AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE IN MINE ACTION
New York, 4 April 2021 Today, on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, we reflect on how far we have come in raising awareness of the dangers posed by landmines, and recommit to our target of a mine-free world. More than 160 states are party to the Anti-Personnel…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the attack against a UN camp in Aguelhok, Kidal region, in Mali
The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the complex attack undertaken today by armed elements, against the camp of the UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in Aguelhok, Kidal region. As a result of the attack four peacekeepers from the Chadian Contingent were killed and 19 others were injured…
58 abducted women and children are reunited with their families
Fifty-eight women and children who were abducted last year during vicious intercommunal fighting in Jonglei State in South Sudan are finally being reunited with their families. The exchange of abducted women and children came following a community-led goodwill agreement between the Lou Nuer, Murle…
UNIFIL statement on military court conviction for attack on peacekeepers
UNIFIL welcomes a recent Lebanese Military Court verdict that has brought another individual guilty of an attack on peacekeepers to justice. In July 2011, a UNIFIL convoy passing through the city of Saida was targeted with an Improvised Explosive Device. Three peacekeepers were seriously injured in…
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- Special Coordinator
UN Secretary-General appoints Ms. Joanna Wronecka as Special Coordinator for Lebanon
Secretary-General appoints Ms. Joanna Wronecka of Poland as Special Coordinator for Lebanon United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Ms. Joanna Wronecka of Poland as his new Special Coordinator for Lebanon, United Nations Office of the Special Coordinator…
Community-based militias responsible for 78% of victims of violence in South Sudan
31 March 2021: Community-based militias were responsible for 78 percent of killings and injuries caused to civilians as well as abductions and conflict-related sexual violence during attacks in pockets of South Sudan, according to a new human rights report. The Annual Brief on Violence Affecting…
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Special Envoy Ján Kubiš meets Speaker Agila Saleh, Chief Justice, Head of HNEC and Minister of Interior
Libya, 30 March 2021 – Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiš met today with Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Mr. Agila Saleh in al-Qubba. Speaker Saleh expressed the House of Representatives’…