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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Afghanistan
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General is outraged by the series of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan today. The attacks in Kabul and Kandahar caused numerous casualties among civilians, emergency responders, and school children…
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Joint Communique of the Quartet meeting on Libya
Cairo, 30 April 2018 1. The League of Arab States (LAS), the African Union (AU), the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) held their fourth meeting at the headquarters of the League of Arab States on 30 April 2018…
United Nations launches regional counter-terrorism project in Ashgabat
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan The Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), Vladimir Voronkov, and Michèle Coninsx, Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism…
South Sudan: aid workers freed, humanitarian deaths reach 100 since December 2013
Ten aid workers who were detained while on an assessment mission near Yei, Central Equatoria, have been freed. The humanitarian workers were held by an armed opposition group in South Sudan for more than five days, since 25…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.196
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.196
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UNSMIL welcomes reconciliation agreements in support of peace and stability in Libya
Friday, 27 April 2018 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes all reconciliation initiatives between communities in Libya, aiming at restoring safety and stability to the daily lives of Libyans. In…
IOM, UNICEF, UNHCR Step up Protection for Children on the Move in Libya
Libya – IOM, UNICEF and UNHCR are enhancing migrant and refugee child protection measures in Libya. In March 2018, IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix identified some 29,370 unaccompanied migrant children in Libya – although…
Escalation of fighting in South Sudan puts thousands of civilians at risk and compromises peace process
A surge in violent clashes in Unity, Jonglei and Central Equatorias is having a devastating impact on thousands of civilians and on humanitarian agencies trying to provide desperately needed assistance to vulnerable people…
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in South Sudan
[New York, 7 February 2017] The Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, expressed grave concern at the continued level of violence in several areas of South Sudan. “President Salva…
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Central Africa: UN officials discuss issues related to political agreements
The sixth meeting of the Special Representatives and Envoys of the UN Secretary-General, Regional Directors and Resident Coordinators of the United Nations System in Central Africa began on Thursday 26 April in Libreville…