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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR MINE AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE IN MINE ACTION
New York, 4 April 2021 Today, on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, we reflect on how far we have come in raising awareness of the dangers posed by landmines, and recommit to our target of…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the attack against a UN camp in Aguelhok, Kidal region, in Mali
The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the complex attack undertaken today by armed elements, against the camp of the UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in Aguelhok, Kidal region. As a result of the attack four…
58 abducted women and children are reunited with their families
Fifty-eight women and children who were abducted last year during vicious intercommunal fighting in Jonglei State in South Sudan are finally being reunited with their families. The exchange of abducted women and children came…
UNIFIL statement on military court conviction for attack on peacekeepers
UNIFIL welcomes a recent Lebanese Military Court verdict that has brought another individual guilty of an attack on peacekeepers to justice. In July 2011, a UNIFIL convoy passing through the city of Saida was targeted with an…
- Secretary-General
- Special Coordinator
UN Secretary-General appoints Ms. Joanna Wronecka as Special Coordinator for Lebanon
Secretary-General appoints Ms. Joanna Wronecka of Poland as Special Coordinator for Lebanon United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Ms. Joanna Wronecka of Poland as his new Special…
Community-based militias responsible for 78% of victims of violence in South Sudan
31 March 2021: Community-based militias were responsible for 78 percent of killings and injuries caused to civilians as well as abductions and conflict-related sexual violence during attacks in pockets of South Sudan…
- Istanbul Process Meetings
SRSG NATALIA GHERMAN TAKES PART IN THE HEART OF ASIA – ISTANBUL PROCESS MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan On 30 March, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Asia Ms. Natalia Gherman took part in the 9th Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process Ministerial Conference “Strengthening Consensus for…
- Press Releases
Special Envoy Ján Kubiš meets Speaker Agila Saleh, Chief Justice, Head of HNEC and Minister of Interior
Libya, 30 March 2021 – Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiš met today with Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Mr. Agila Saleh…
- Press Releases
Special Envoy for Libya meets HCS President, Misrata municipal council, HoR/HCS members and Civil Society organisations
TRIPOLI, 29 March 2021 - Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiš, met yesterday in Tripoli with Head of High Council (HCS) of State Khaled…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY GENERAL’S VIDEO MESSAGE FOR EARTH HOUR 2021
New York, 27 March 2021 We need to make peace with nature. Without nature’s help, we cannot thrive or even survive on this planet Earth. Climate disruption, biodiversity loss and pollution threaten lives, jobs and health. It…