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UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 271 - 30 March 2020
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 271 - 30 March 2020
United and determined, we will defeat the COVID-19, says Special Envoy for the Great Lakes
Nairobi, 26 March 2020 - The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, Huang Xia, is closely following the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region with concern at the alarming rate at which the Corona virus is spreading. The Special Envoy wishes to express his…
UN Secretary-General's remarks at G-20 virtual summit on the COVID-19 pandemic
"This war needs a war-time plan to fight it" We are at war with a virus – and not winning it. It took the world three months to reach 100,000 confirmed cases of infection. The next 100,000 happened in just 12 days. The third took four days. The fourth, just one and a half. This is exponential growth…
UN Security Council Statement on Terrorist Attack in Kabul, Afghanistan
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack that took place at the Dharamshala Sikh Temple in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 25 March 2020, which resulted in at least 25 people killed and many wounded, for which ISIL-K has claimed…
Launch of Global Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres was joined – virtually – by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization; Ms. Henrietta Fore, UNICEF’s Executive Director, and Mr. Mark Lowcock, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs. The press…
UNAMID’s JSR Statement on the Peace Process in Sudan
Khartoum, 26 March 2020 – The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has issued an appeal for ‘an immediate global’ ceasefire in conflict-affected areas around the world, calling on warring parties to put ‘armed conflict on lockdown’ and engage in dialogue, facilitate…
UNISFA takes specific measures to combat and prevent spread of COVID-19
In view of the changing global situation relating to coronavirus (COVID-19), the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is taking the necessary steps to prevent its spread and gear up for any eventuality. UNISFA is keeping the situation under control and will continue to prioritize…
SRSG ZAHIR TANIN CALLS UPON LEADERS TO DEMONSTRATE UNITY COMBATTING COVID-19 VIRUS
Yesterday, the Secretary-General of the United Nations appealed to all nations to cease conflict and join forces to fight a common enemy, the COVID-19 virus which crosses all boundaries and affects everyone, everywhere it reaches. In the same spirit, I wish urgently to call upon all leaders to do…
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Acting SRSG, Stephanie Williams, strongly condemns grave violations of humanitarian pause in Libya, calls for immediate halt to all military operations
TRIPOLI, 24 march 2020 - Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Stephanie Williams strongly condemns today’s repeated shelling Ain Zara neighborhood, including the Al Rwemi prison, reportedly by forces affiliated…