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PRESS STATEMENT BY THE UN SPOKESPERSON IN CYPRUS, 23 FEBRUARY 2023
NICOSIA, 23 February 2023 – Today, H.E. Mr. Ersin Tatar and H.E. Mr. Nikos Christodoulides, met for the first time under the auspices of the Deputy Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Cyprus, Mr. Colin Stewart. They had an informal discussion which was open and constructive. Mr…
- Good Offices
UN Special Coordinator Discusses Situation in Lebanon with Foreign Delegation
UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka highlighted in discussions with different foreign delegations this week UNSCOL’s good offices role and advocacy efforts on issues that are vital to Lebanon and its stability. The Special Coordinator met with a visiting US congressional staff delegation, with…
Statement on Behalf of the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria Following the International Syria Support Group Humanitarian Task Force Meeting in Geneva
United Nations Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Ms. Najat Rochdi convened the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) Humanitarian Task Force (HTF) in Geneva today. This is the second HTF meeting since the devastating 6 February earthquake affected Syria and came two days after a second series of…
- Press Releases
Security Council Press Statement on Attack against United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack perpetrated against the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on 21 February near the village of Songobia, southwest of the town of Bandiagara, following which three…
- Press Releases
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the attack against MINUSMA peacekeepers in Bandiagara region
The Secretary-General strongly condemns today’s attack against a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in Bandiagara cercle. The convoy drove over an Improvised Explosive Device, which killed three Senegalese peacekeepers and severely…
- Press Releases
MINUSMA loses three peacekeepers after the explosion of an Improvised Explosive Device in Central Mali
Bamako, 21 February 2023 - Three MINUSMA peacekeepers lost their lives and five others were seriously injured this morning when their vehicle hit an Improvised Explosive Device in central Mali. The incident took place near the village of Songobia, 29 km southwest of the town of Bandiagara, as their…
- Press Releases
Mali: Transitional authorities must protect civic space, respect freedom of expression and association says UN expert
GENEVA (20 February 2023) – A UN expert today urged authorities in Mali to open up civic and democratic space and redouble efforts to fight impunity for human rights violations and abuses as the country embarks on an electoral process. "I welcome the progress made in the process of democratic…
- Daabacaad
Publication “15 years of engagement in the region"
On the occasion of its fifteenth anniversary the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) has published a brochure entitled “United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia: 15 years of engagement in the region”. To view the…
- AU Communiqués
AUPSC COMMUNIQUÉ |1140th meeting on the situation in the Eastern DRC | 17th Feb 2023
17 February 2023 | The AUPSC held its 1140th meeting at the level of the Heads of State and Government on the situation in the Eastern DRC under the theme ‘Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the Region and the deployment of the East African Community (EAC) Regional Force’. The…
Press release: Sharp increase in violence in South Sudan at the end of 2022, according to latest UNMISS Quarterly Brief
Juba, 16 February 2023 – The number of civilians affected by violence in South Sudan increased sharply at the end of 2022, compared to both the previous quarter and the same period in 2021, according to the latest quarterly brief from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). From October…