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- Secretary-General
SECRETARY-GENERAL’ S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CLEAN AIR FOR BLUE SKIES
New York, 7 September 2020 Around the world, nine out of every ten people breathe unclean air. Air pollution contributes to heart disease, strokes, lung cancer and other respiratory diseases. It causes an estimated 7 million premature deaths every year, predominantly in low- and middle-income…
- Press Releases
UNSMIL congratulates people of Misrata on successful municipal elections
TRIPOLI - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) congratulates the citizens of Misrata on a peaceful and successful electoral process conducted yesterday 03 September 2020. “This election has, once again, demonstrated the Libyans’ determination to exercise their democratic rights to…
- UNRGID
Statement of the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions
We, the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions (GID), reiterate our call for cooperation and dialogue, especially across conflict lines, during this global pandemic. The GID format remains a crucial venue to address both security and humanitarian concerns, particularly for conflict…
Near Verbatim Transcript of SRSG/Head of UNMISS David Shearer's Press Conference – Opening Remarks and Q & A
Thank you for joining me today. Good morning everybody. It is good to see you all again in person, even with your masks on. With COVID, it’s a difficult time for us, and I appreciate you being here and taking the appropriate precautions. A special thanks to those people who are listening on Radio…
UNMISS establishes temporary base to deter road ambushes in Central Equatoria
Juba - A temporary peacekeeping base is being established at Lobonok, in the Central Equatorian region of South Sudan, to help deter violence after a surge in armed attacks on civilians and humanitarian convoys. Yesterday, two civilians were killed and four injured when a vehicle was ambushed by…
UNAMID JSR welcomes progress in Sudanese peace talks
Juba, 31 August 2020 – The Joint Special Representative for the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Jeremiah Mamabolo, today attended the initialing of a peace agreement between the transitional Government of Sudan, the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) and Sudan Liberation…
- Press Releases
SRSG Tanin Reaffirms UNMIK’s Support to the Process of Enlightening the Fate of Missing Persons in Kosovo
On the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, reaffirms UNMIK’s commitment to continue supporting the process of enlightening the fate of persons who are still missing in…
- Press Releases
STATEMENT BY THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE VICTIMS OF ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES, 2020
The crime of enforced disappearance is rife across the world. We see new cases almost daily, including the disappearance of defenders of the environment, who are often indigenous peoples. Meanwhile, the excruciating pain of old cases is still acute, as the fate of thousands of disappeared people…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE VICTIMS OF ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES
New York, 30 August 2020 The crime of enforced disappearance is rife across the world. We see new cases almost daily, including the disappearance of defenders of the environment, who are often indigenous peoples. Meanwhile, the excruciating pain of old cases is still acute, as the fate of thousands…
- Press Releases
UNSMIL statement on the latest developments in Libya
TRIPOLI – Libya is witnessing a dramatic turn of events that underlines the urgent need to return to a full and inclusive political process that will meet the aspirations of the Libyan people for representative government, dignity, and peace. UNSMIL urges calm, the application of the rule of law and…