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UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 268 - 9 March 2020
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 268 - 9 March 2020
- Press Releases & Statements
Head of Office in Damascus
On 3 March, the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen announced the appointment of Ms. Marianne Gasser of Switzerland as the Head of the Envoy’s office in Damascus. Ms. Gasser brings a wealth of experience in diplomacy, international affairs and human rights, and has had a long…
- Press Releases
On International Women’s Day, UN family wishes all Libyan women and girls a Happy day
TRIPOLI, 08 March 2020 - Today, the world celebrates International Women’s Day, which is marked globally under the theme of “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”. Twenty-five years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and twenty years since the…
- Secretary-General
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE FOR WOMEN’S DAY: THE GENDER POWER GAP
New York, 8 March 2020 Women’s rights have made significant progress in recent decades, from the abolition of discriminatory laws to increased numbers of girls in school. But we now face a powerful pushback. Legal protections against rape and domestic abuse are being diluted in some countries; women…
Statement on closure of crossing points along the buffer zone
Nicosia – Following the decision to temporarily close four crossing points along the buffer zone, UNFICYP is concerned by the ongoing disruption caused to people on both sides. While the UN supports all effective measures to address any potential public health emergency, it is imperative for the two…
Briefing to the Security Council on South Sudan Special Representative of the Secretary-General David Shearer
Often when I brief the Security Council on South Sudan, the news is not encouraging. However, today is different. There have been positive developments that have moved the country further along the road to sustainable peace. On 15 February, President Salva Kiir – against the wishes of many of his…
- Deputy Foreign Ministers Meetings
Messages delivered by young people at the First Government-Youth Dialogue for Central Asia and Afghanistan
The Ninth Annual Meeting of Deputy Foreign Ministers of the Central Asian States, convened by the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), took place in Tashkent on 14 December 2019. The meeting brought together the Deputy Foreign Ministers of Uzbekistan…
Statement Attributable to the Senior Humanitarian Adviser to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria on the Situation in Northwest Syria
The military escalation in northwest Syria is having catastrophic humanitarian consequences. At Thursday’s Humanitarian Task Force meeting in Geneva, Senior Humanitarian Adviser Najat Rochdi expressed her gravest alarm at the rising civilian death toll and the unprecedented number of persons…
- Press Releases & Statements
Statement Attributable to Ms. Najat Rochdi, Senior Humanitarian Adviser to the Special Envoy for Syria on the Situation in Northwest Syria
The military escalation in northwest Syria is having catastrophic humanitarian consequences. At Thursday’s Humanitarian Task Force meeting in Geneva, Senior Humanitarian Adviser Najat Rochdi expressed her gravest alarm at the rising civilian death toll and the unprecedented number of persons…