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The newly arrived Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for South Sudan, Alain Noudéhou presented his credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, His Excellency Deng Alor Kuol, in Juba on Thursday. Speaking after his meeting with the Minister, Mr…

Tunis, 27 September 2017 - The Joint Drafting Committee of the House of Representative and High Council of State convened its second meeting, today, at the United Nations Support Mission in Libya’s Tunis headquarter. The meeting, facilitated by Special Representative to the Secretary-General for…

Bogota. September 26, 2017. Today marks the officially beginning of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, the second special UN political mission supporting the Colombian peace process. The Mission is mandated to verify the commitments on the reintegration of former FARC-EP members…

The international community must show “unity of purpose” by supporting a peace process capable of implementation in South Sudan in the face of a “narrow” space for compromise, according to the UN’s most senior representative in the country. David Shearer, who is the Special Representative of the…

Mr. President, excellencies and distinguished delegates, I thank you for the invitation to address the Council and touch on some critical issues in South Sudan. I will provide a brief update on the situation in the country, as well as United Nations efforts to protect civilians and build durable…

The United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) in partnership with the African Union (AU), Oxfam International, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) organized a panel discussion on the theme, “Harnessing the Demographic…

25 September 2017 – Speaking at the 72nd annual debate at the United Nations General Assembly, Turkmenistan highlighted its efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs) and called for greater cooperation to address the challenges before the globe. In her address…

The Secretary-General -- New York, 26 September 2017 [as delivered] In recent months, the dangers posed by nuclear weapons have been forcefully driven home, making this event timelier than ever. We know that the horrific humanitarian and environmental consequences of the use of nuclear weapons would…

New York – The UN Migration Agency Director General William Lacy Swing and the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix signed a Memorandum of Understanding this past weekend (23/09). The agreement provides a framework for enhancing cooperation across areas of…

Along the margins of the 72 nd UN General Assembly in New York, Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support and Ambassador Smail Chergui, the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on UN-AU…