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UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 239 - 1 July 2019

The 48th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place today. The discussions were held in a business-like atmosphere against the backdrop of recent developments on the ground. The Co-Chairs welcomed the participants’ commitment to the Discussions and reiterated their call for a…

NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack that took place in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 1 July 2019, which resulted in at least 35 people killed and more than 70 people injured, many of them civilians, for which the Taliban…

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Bogotá, 2 July 2019. In his most recent quarterly report to the United Nations Security Council on the Verification Mission in Colombia, the UN Secretary-General invites Colombians to work together and maintain an inclusive dialogue in the face of new challenges in the implementation of the Peace…

REMARKS OF SPECIAL COORDINATOR KUBIS AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE PROJECT “SUPPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON IN ADDRESSING SECURITY/ HUMANITARIAN BORDER MANAGEMENT AT MASNAA BORDER CROSSING POINT Major General Abbas Ibrahim, Director of General Security H.E. Matahiro Yamaguchi, Ambassador of…

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First of all, I am very grateful that with His Eminence Grand Mufti Derian we continue in our regular dialogue and consultations about both what is happening in the country and what is happening in the region but also what are the activities of the United Nations and that was on our agenda of today…

Bogotá, 1 July, 2019. The United Nations Verification Mission expresses its concern at the decision of Mr. Seuxis Paucis Hernández Solarte, known as Jesus Santrich, to depart from his security scheme, given the implications that deriver from it, including risks to his personal security. The…

KABUL - Regarding efforts related to the upcoming presidential elections and the work to create an initial peace framework in Afghanistan, I wish to reiterate that both processes are top priorities for the United Nations. Considering the various media reports speculating about the position of the…