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- Secretary-General
Secretary-General’s message on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
New York, 17 October 2022 As we mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we face a harsh truth: the world is moving backwards. COVID-19 plunged millions into poverty, setting back more than four years of hard-won progress. Inequalities are widening. National and household economies…
- Secretary-General
Secretary-General’s video message on World Food Day
New York, 16 October 2022 World Food Day 2022 comes at a challenging moment for global food security. The number of people affected by hunger has more than doubled in the past three years. Almost a million people are living in famine conditions, with starvation and death a daily reality. A…
- Press Releases
UNOWAS with ECOWAS and AU organized a workshop on Youth empowerment, climate change, peace and security in West Africa and the Sahel
Dakar, Friday 14 October 2022 – As part of the implementation of the Call to Action on Climate Change, Peace and Security adopted at UNOWAS’ Regional Conference held in Dakar in April 2022, the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), in coordination with the African Union (AU)…
- Human Rights
- Security
- Press Releases
Haiti: Gangs use sexual violence to instill fear – UN report
GENEVA and PORT-AU-PRINCE (14 October 2022) : A joint human rights report published by the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH)and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), entitled “Sexual violence in Port-au-Prince : a weapon used by gangs to instill…
- Press Releases
The 5th Detachment of the Egyptian Contingent Receives the United Nations Medal
On 7 October 2022 in Gao, Northern Mali, 525 peacekeepers of the 5th detachment of the Egyptian contingent were awarded the United Nations medal in recognition of the utmost dedication, professionalism and commitment shown in the performance of their duties. On this occasion, the regional MINUSMA…
UNMISS strongly condemns deadly fresh violence between Dinka Ngok and Dinka Twic youth groups along border of Abyei and Warrap State
Juba, 14 October 2022 – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) strongly condemns the resurgence of deadly violence between armed Dinka Ngok youth from the Abyei Administrative Area and the Dinka Twic Mayardit youth from Twic County, in Warrap State. The Mission remains gravely concerned…
- AU Communiqués
JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ: 16th ANNUAL JOINT CONSULTATIVE MEETING BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE UNSC & AUPSC
On 14 October, members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) held their sixteenth 'Annual Joint Consultative Meeting' at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The meeting was convened to deliberate on peace and security issues…
- Secretary-General
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the resolution of the maritime boundary dispute between Lebanon and Israel
The Secretary-General welcomes the announcements that the Governments of Lebanon and Israel have formally agreed to settle their maritime boundary dispute, as mediated by the United States. He strongly believes this encouraging development can promote increased stability in the region and enhanced…
- Press Releases
SRSG ANNADIF commends the efforts of the President of ECOWAS, Umaro Sissoco Embaló
Dakar, 12 Octobre,2022- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF, concluded yesterday a one-day visit to Guinea-Bissau. Mr. ANNADIF was received in audience by His Excellency Umaro Sissoco…
- Service and Sacrifice
United Nations thanks Peru for its contribution to peacekeeping
New York, 12 October 2022- Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix expressed appreciation for Peru’s strong support to United Nations Peacekeeping and for the service and sacrifice of its uniformed personnel deployed around the world under the UN flag. Peru first contributed…