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Bogotá, 14 January, 2018. Before concluding a two-day visit to Colombia, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres called upon the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN in Spanish) to “resume efforts to agree on a new and stronger ceasefire aimed at preventing a return to…

Bogotá. 13 January 2018. Dear President, thank you very much for your generous remarks about solidarity, and wonderful hospitality, as always in Colombia. If you allow me, my address will be in "portunol". Portunol is not a language, because any territory nor people do not claim it, but mostly…

Bogotá. 13 January 2018. On the first day of his official visit to Colombia, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, expressed the UN's “solidarity and commitment" to Colombia The Secretary-General met first with representatives of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, as…

Joint statement of the African Union and the United Nations on the situation in South Sudan The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, strongly condemn the recent violations of the 21 December 2017…

Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman arrived in Libya on 10 January to discuss with Libyan leaders the implementation of the United Nations Action Plan for the country and ways to bolster international support for Libya. Today we look, along with our colleagues in the United…

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 11 January to the Security Council his activity report covering the period from 1 July 2017 to 31 December 2017. During the second…

Bogota - 10 January, 2018. UN Secretary-General António Guterres will travel on Saturday, 13 January 2018, to Bogotá, Colombia, for an official visit to the country to support peace efforts. On Saturday, his agenda includes meetings with President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón and officials of the…

The Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, is traveling to Libya and Tunisia from 9 to 12 January 2018. During his visit, Mr. Feltman will discuss with Libyan leaders the implementation of the United Nations Action Plan for the country and ways by which the world…

PoC Update 186