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- Press Releases
Statement by Yacoub El Hillo, Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, on the disruption of water and electricity supply
Tripoli, April 10, 2020 - More than two million people, including 600,000 children, who live in Tripoli and surrounding towns and cities, are suffering from water cuts for almost a week now. The water supply, part of the Great Man-Made River, was disrupted by a group in the Shwerif area as a…
COVID-19 case confirmed in Cyprus
Nicosia, 10 th April 2020 – The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) confirms the first case of the coronavirus amongst its peacekeeping personnel today. The patient reported mild symptoms and was isolated immediately after testing positive for COVID-19. The individual is now being…
Inter-community meetings between the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya
The United Nations’ Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) facilitated two meetings between the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya traditional leaders at Diffra on 16 March and 9 April. The significance of the two meetings was the attendance of both the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya paramount chiefs. The…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VIDEO MESSAGE ON WOMEN AND COVID
New York, 9 April 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic affects everyone, everywhere. But it affects different groups of people differently, deepening existing inequalities. Early data indicates that the mortality rates from COVID-19 may be higher for men. But the pandemic is having devastating social and…
- Press Releases
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Libya
Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General The Secretary-General strongly condemns the heavy shelling, for the second consecutive day, of Al Khadra General Hospital in Tripoli. He also condemns the continued attacks on medical personnel, hospitals and medical facilities, particularly at…
COMMUNIQUE - 7th Meeting of the Guarantors of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region 2 April 2020
1. On 2 April 2020, the representatives of the Guarantor institutions of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework (PSC Framework) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region held a consultative meeting via videoconference. The main purpose of the meeting was to discuss the impact of…
- Secretary-General
The Secretary General's message on World Health Day
New-York, 7 April 2020 World Health Day this year comes at a very difficult time for all of us. My message today is to our health care workers -- the nurses, midwives, technicians, paramedics, pharmacists, doctors, drivers, cleaners, administrators and many others -- who work, day and night to keep…
- Secretary-General
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VIDEO MESSAGE ON WORLD HEALTH DAY
New York, 7 April 2020 World Health Day this year comes at a very difficult time for all of us. My message today is to our health care workers -- the nurses, midwives, technicians, paramedics, pharmacists, doctors, drivers, cleaners, administrators and many others -- who work, day and night to keep…
- Political and Institutional Stability
Talking Points of UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis at International Support Group Meeting
As prepared Talking Points of Mr. Jan Kubis, Special Coordinator for Lebanon on Behalf of UNSCOL International Support Group Meeting at the Invitation of H.E. President Aoun Beirut, 6 April 2020 Allow me to thank H.E. President Aoun for inviting the members of the ISG. Presentations provided in this…
- Press Releases
Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Yacoub El Hillo, following today’s attack on Al Khadra General Hospital in Tripoli
Tripoli, 6 April 2020 – At a moment when people in Libya needed nothing more than a safe home and functioning medical facilities, we received the news of yet another attack on a hospital. I am appalled to have learned that heavy shelling hit Tripoli’s Al Khadra General Hospital today, injuring at…