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Visit of the Head of UNRCCA to Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – On 9-10 August, Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), visited Uzbekistan for meetings with Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and…
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Security Council Press Statement on Mali
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks that occurred between 5 and 7 August 2016 against the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in the northern region of Kidal, killing one peacekeeper and injuring…
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MISAHEL and UNOWAS Representatives concluded a joint visit to Chad
From 4 to 8 August 2016, the Africa Union High Representative for Mali and the Sahel (MISAHEL), Mr. Pierre Buyoya, and the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-general for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, conducted a joint visit to N’Djamena, Chad, as…
UN Secretary-General welcomes IGAD Plus agreement on protection force: full statement
Statement attributable to the Spokesman of the Secretary-General on South Sudan The Secretary-General welcomes the communique of the Heads of State and Government of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Plus countries. He commends the IGAD leaders for their decisive action and…
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SRSG Tanin condemns violent attack on Assembly of Kosovo
UNMIK/PR/1823 The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Zahir Tanin, condemns the attack on the Assembly of Kosovo which took place yesterday night in Pristina and caused material damage. "Such criminal acts targeting the Assembly have no place in Kosovo", Mr. Tanin said. He assured the…
UNMAS provides training to Libyans working Humanitarian Mine Action in Benghazi and surrounding areas
Tunis, Tunisia - The United Nations Mine Actions Service (UNMAS) started a three-week Non-Technical Survey (NTS) course on July 18, aimed at training ten Libyan nationals currently working in the field of mine action in Benghazi and surrounding areas. Funded by the United Nations Central Emergency…
UNMISS Statement on incidents of Sexual violence in the July 2016 conflict in Juba South Sudan
Over the last few weeks, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has received deeply disturbing reports of widespread sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, of women and young girls, by soldiers in uniform and also by unidentified armed groups of men in plainclothes. These…
JMEC statement demands freedom of movement and accountability for ceasefire violations
The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) which oversees the implementation of the South Sudan peace agreement, has expressed deep concern about the prevailing situation in the country. In a statement, the group condemns the latest armed confrontation between the SPLA-IG and SPLA-IO.…
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FRIENDSHIP
Poverty, violence, human rights abuses and other major problems on the global agenda have in common a failure to respect fundamental norms and values developed over millennia. When greed supersedes concerns about the health of our planet or its inhabitants, when fanatic attachment to ideology is…
Secretary-General's Message on the International Day of Friendship 2016
Poverty, violence, human rights abuses and other major problems on the global agenda have in common a failure to respect fundamental norms and values developed over millennia. When greed supersedes concerns about the health of our planet or its inhabitants, when fanatic attachment to ideology is…