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UN and EU sign agreement to enhance cooperation and strengthen response in peace operations
The United Nations and the European Union signed an agreement today in the margins of the 75th session of the General Assembly to enhance cooperation and strengthen collective response in peace operations and crisis management. The “Framework Agreement Between the United Nations and the European…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S OPENING REMARKS AT HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE ERA OF COVID-19 AND BEYOND
New York, 29 September 2020 Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, good morning, good afternoon, good evening. Four months ago, Prime Ministers Trudeau and Holness and myself, together with over 50 Heads of State and Government called for a large-scale response to the economic…
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Security and Military Direct Talks between Libyan Parties in Hurghada, Egypt Conclude with Important Recommendations
Hurghada, 29 September 2020 – Delegations representing the Government of National Accord and the “Libyan Arab Armed Forced,” and comprising police and military officers, have concluded two days of security and military talks, facilitated by UNSMIL, in the city of Hurghada (Egypt). Discussions were…
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THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR WEST AFRICA AND THE SAHEL, CONCLUDED HIS PRE-ELECTORAL MISSION IN COTE D’IVOIRE
THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR WEST AFRICA AND THE SAHEL, CONCLUDED HIS PRE-ELECTORAL MISSION IN COTE D’IVOIRE, URGED IVOIRIANS TO ACT IN SYNERGY AND IN CONCERTATION TO PRESERVE UNITY AND PEACE Dakar, 27 September 2020 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General…
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THE SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF AWARENESS OF FOOD LOSS AND WASTE
New York, 29 September 2020 Food loss and waste is an ethical outrage. In a world with enough food to feed all people, everywhere, 690 million people continue to go hungry and 3 billion cannot afford a healthy diet. Food loss and waste also squanders natural resources – water, soil and energy, not…
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UNSMIL statement on the security and military talks in Hurghada in Egypt
On 28 Sep 2020, in Hurghada, Egypt, military and police teams from eastern and western Libya met and began security and military talks, in the framework of the ongoing (5+5) Joint Military Commission talks, with the facilitation of UNSMIL. UNSMIL extends its deep gratitude to the Egyptian government…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON WORLD TOURISM DAY
New York, 27 September 2020 In the 40 years since the very first World Tourism Day, much has changed. Demand for travel has soared. The world has opened up, allowing more people than ever to explore the globe and its different cultures. Today, tourism is firmly established in the United Nations 2030…
SRSG Tanin welcomes Assembly’s vote on Istanbul Convention
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Zahir Tanin welcomed Kosovo Assembly’s vote to incorporate the provisions of the Istanbul Convention, also known as the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, into…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE TOTAL ELIMINATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
New York, 26 September 2020 Almost 75 years since the adoption of the first General Assembly resolution in 1946 committed the United Nations to the goal of nuclear disarmament, our world continues to live in the shadow of nuclear catastrophe. Relationships between States possessing nuclear weapons…
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Economic Working Group Discusses Plan to Address Electricity Crisis with Libyan Electricity Company Leadership
Tunis - On 23 September, Acting UN SRSG Stephanie Williams and the Ambassador-designate of the European Union to Libya, José Sabadell, as the rotating chair of the Economic Working Group (EWG) established by the Berlin Process, convened a meeting with the new leadership of the General Electricity…