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Colombian victims’ leadership in this peace process shows will and ability to overcame pain, says UN Mission Chief
New York – UN Special Representative of the Secretary General and Chief of the United Nations Mission in Colombia Jean Arnault joined a press briefing today at the UN headquarters and reiterated Colombians´ consensus around the ceasefire, with an important UN Mission role to coordinate, monitor and…
Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag Visits Lebanon North-eastern border areas of El-Qaa and Hermel
Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, 19 October 2016 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, visited today El-Qaa and Hermel. During the visit, the Special Coordinator was briefed by local representatives on the socio-economic situation and the security conditions of the area. Ms…
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Attacks against civilians and peacekeepers will not go unpunished, said MINUSCA Chief
A convoy from Bambari secured by the Mauritanian contingent of the integrated multidimensional United Nations Mission for Stabilization in Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has been targeted in an armed attack occurred, on Thursday 13 October, around 19 hours, between Grimari and Sibut. According…
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MINUSCA expresses indignation over new violence in Ngakobo
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) deplores new violence which occurred in the early morning of 15 October 2016, at Ngakobo, in Ouaka prefecture. Shots broke out in a displaced persons camp in this locality for reasons which…
Heads of State and Government of signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the region to meet in Luanda to review political and security developments in the Great Lakes - PR34 - 14.10.2016
Nairobi, 14 October 2016 - The Heads of State and Government of the signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region will hold the seventh high-level meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism (ROM) in Luanda…
UN Secretary-General's remarks on the appointment of António Guterres as Secretary-General-designate of the United Nations
Mr. President, Your Excellency Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General-designate of the United Nations, Your Excellency Mr. Augusto Ernesto dos Santos Silva, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, Ladies and Gentlemen, Above all, Mr. Secretary-General-designate, congratulations … félicitations…
CMP exhibition opens at European Parliament, Brussels
(Brussels, 11 October 2016) Today, a photo exhibition on the work of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus opened at the European Parliament in Brussels. The event was hosted by the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, and attended by European Commission President Jean-Claude…
UNMISS statement on increased incidents of violence in South Sudan
Statement attributable to the Principal Public Information Officer, UNMISS Statement on increased incidents of violence in South Sudan The United Nations Mission in South Sudan is extremely concerned over increased reports of violence and armed conflict in various parts of the country in the last…
UN Mission: Colombia's post-plebiscite response has been mature
Leaders of the UN Mission and the UN System in Colombia reiterate their support and optimism towards the ceasefire and the peace process Bogota, Colombia - The Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the UN Mission in Colombia Jean Arnault said today in a press conference that…
UNAMID JSR’s Statement Read to the Media on Peace in Darfur
Though the region of Darfur is relatively peaceful at this time, a small portion of Jebel Marra within Darfur continues to be intermittently volatile. As the UN Secretary-General has always stressed, there can be no military solution to the conflict in the region. The challenge is: how can UNAMID…