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UN Secretary-General's Message for International Women’s Day
NEW YORK - International Women's Day is marked today, 8 March, in Sudan and around the world. The 2017 theme focuses on "Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030". In his message for the day, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, notes that w omen’s rights are human rights.…
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The Secretary-General’s written message on International Women’s Day
NEW YORK Women’s rights are human rights. But in these troubled times, as our world becomes more unpredictable and chaotic, the rights of women and girls are being reduced, restricted and reversed. Empowering women and girls is the only way to protect their rights and make sure they can realize…
Martin Kobler condemns military escalation: “Only political dialogue can solve the Libyan crisis”
7 March 2017 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, condemns the military escalation in Libya’s Oil Crescent region which jeopardizes the political process and risks igniting wider conflict. Martin Kobler…
Remarks of UN Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag after meeting Lebanon Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil
I just had a productive and constructive meeting with Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil. It was an opportunity to discuss the latest developments in Lebanon and the ongoing cooperation between the United Nations and Lebanon along the pillars of peace and security, development and stabilization of…
Press Statement: As South Sudan’s people suffer, their leaders must step up
“South Sudan’s political leadership needs to support its own citizens, who are in desperate need across the country and cease hostilities,” the United Nations Special Representative to the Secretary-General for South Sudan, David Shearer, said today. United Nations humanitarian agencies declared a…
Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Concludes Visit to Six West African States
Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman today completed a weeklong visit to six West African countries, a trip that focused particular attention on burgeoning democratic transitions in Burkina Faso and The Gambia, as well as the ongoing political impasse in Guinea-Bissau. In…
Statement of the Chief of Observers of the UN Mission in Colombia - Laying down of arms.
Bogotá, March 2, 2017 - Yesterday, March 1, according to the statements of the representatives of the Government of Colombia and the FARC-EP, which were welcomed by the UN Mission in Colombia, we began the process of verifying the FARC-EP’s laying down of arms. This process should be concluded, as…
Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Kabul
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks that occurred on 1 March 2017 in two areas of Kabul, Afghanistan, which resulted in at least 15 people dead and dozens injured, for which the Taliban has claimed responsibility…
CMP Members meet with Missing Persons Family Representatives
Nicosia, 1 March 2017 - Today, the three Members of the Committee on Missing Persons, Ms. Gülden Plümer Küçük, Mr. Nestoras Nestoros and Mr. Paul-Henri Arni, met with representatives of associations representing the families of missing persons. The CMP Members briefed the family representatives on…
LAF’s CIMIC chief visits UNIFIL headquarters
The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) official in charge of the activities on civil-military cooperation (CIMIC) visited UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura Tuesday to discuss with the UNIFIL leadership the areas of enhanced cooperation in south Lebanon. During his meeting with the visiting LAF CIMIC chief…