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UN Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag Visits Akkar
Akkar, Lebanon Monday, 19 October 2015 Today the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag visited the north Lebanon area of Akkar. She met with authorities in Halba to discuss political and socio-economic challenges and the impact of the Syria crisis. The Special Coordinator met…
SRSG participates at Xiangshan Forum in Beijing
BEIJING, China -- On 16-18 October, Mr. Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), participated in the 6th Xiangshan Forum, which was organized in Beijing by the Chinese Association for…
Forum of Small & Medium Enterprises to galvanize support for the Great Lakes Private Sector Investment Conference
Nairobi, 17 October 2015 - A regional forum of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) took place in Nairobi on 16 and 17 October 2015. The Forum is part of a series of upstream activities leading to the Great Lakes Private Sector Investment Conference (PSIC) scheduled to take place in Kinshasa…
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MINUSCA calls on all armed groups to abide by their commitments to the peace process
The United Nations Multidimensional integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) calls on all armed groups to abide by the commitments they made under the July 2014 Brazzaville Cessation of Hostilities agreement and the May 2015 Bangui Forum DDRR agreement. MINUSCA…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on recent killings in Burundi
The Secretary-General condemns the killing of nine civilians and two police officers in Bujumbura on 13 October, amid exchanges of heavy of gunfire in several neighborhoods of the city.
UNRCCA hosts a Mini-Dublin Group Meeting
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 15 October, UNRCCA hosted a mini-Dublin Group (informal co-ordination group of like-minded countries on fight against illicit drugs) meeting in Ashgabat. This was the second mini-Dublin Group meeting hosted by the Centre and chaired by the Italian Embassy in Ashgabat this…
Libyan Women Activists Discuss How They Can Contribute to Peace and Security
Tunis - Twenty Libyan women activists from different regions and groups met in Tunisia on 08-10 October 2015 to discuss issues pertaining to peace and security in Libya.Participants expressed their deep concern about the situation of displaced women, children and the society as a whole. Security for…
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MINUSCA condemns armed groups attempts to destabilize Bangui
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) expresses strong concerns at the organized infiltration of elements from several armed groups in Bangui, including FPRC and anti-Balaka, and condemns in the strongest terms all attempts to…
UN Global Advocate visits active minefield in Cyprus, highlights need for continued efforts
Nicosia, 13 October - “I very much hope that I will be the first and last Global Advocate to see landmines on this beautiful island,” stated the United Nations Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards, British actor Daniel Craig. Craig is visiting Cyprus on a two day…
UNMISS Update
UNMISS Update No.95