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- Secretary-General
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON WORLD DAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
New York, 30 July 2019 Human trafficking is a heinous crime that affects every region of the world. Some 72 per cent of detected victims are women and girls, and the percentage of child victims has more than doubled from 2004 to 2016, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Most…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 243 - 29 July 2019
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 243 - 29 July 2019
Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. in Libya strongly condemns the Attack of Az-Zawyia Field Hospital and Al-Alamain School
Tripoli, 29 July 2019 - The Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. in Libya Mrs. Bérangère Böell-Yousfi expresses her strong condemnation of the disgraceful shelling on Al-Alamain school and Az Zawiyah Field Hospital in Airport road area, south of Tripoli, depriving thousands of people from accessing basic…
Statement on commencement of presidential election campaign period
KABUL - As the presidential election campaign period started on 28 July and runs to 25 September, all candidates and supporters are expected to engage in a fair campaign as outlined in the Election Law, the Independent Election Commission’s Code of Conduct for the candidates and regulations enacted…
- Press Releases
Briefing of Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas to the Security Council on recent developments in West Africa and the Sahel
Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), presented on 24 July 2019 to the Security Council latest report of the Secretary-General on the activities of UNOWAS. During the first semester of…
- Security Council Press Statements
- Press Releases
Security Council Press Statement on Colombia
New York, 23 July 2019. From 11 to 14 July 2019, the members of the Security Council visited Colombia in a mission co-led by Peru and the United Kingdom, upon the invitation of the Government of Colombia. They welcomed the opportunity to meet with President Iván Duque and senior government officials…
United Nations Re-Opens Bidding on Financial Audit Review of Libya’s Two Branches of the Central Bank of Libya
Restoring confidence, promoting transparency, and supporting the reunification of Libya’s financial and economic institutions are crucial to Libya’s stability and the prosperity. Towards this end, UNSMIL remains committed to facilitating a financial audit review of the two branches of the Central…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 242 - 22 July 2019
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 242 - 22 July 2019
- Security Council Resolution 1701
Press Statement of Special Coordinator Kubis After Briefing the Security Council on Res 1701
I was very glad that for the second time I was able to complement with some updates the report of the Secretary-General on Lebanon. As you are aware, there are two briefings, one very much focused on UNIFIL and that was delivered by Under-Secretary-General (Jean-Pierre) Lacroix and I would refrain…
Statement Attributable to the Senior Humanitarian Adviser to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria on the Humanitarian Situation in Syria
During the International Syria Support Group’s (ISSG) Humanitarian Task Force meeting Thursday, Senior Humanitarian Adviser Najat Rochdi renewed her call to member states to support the UN’s immediate humanitarian priorities. Rochdi highlighted that humanitarian needs are vast across Syria, an…