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UN Secretary-General - Remarks at wreath laying ceremony Peacekeepers Day 2019
I am honoured to join you today to remember the brave women and men who have lost their lives while serving in UN Peacekeeping. More than 3,800 military, police and civilian peacekeepers have lost their lives since the United Nations deployed the first of its 72 peacekeeping missions back in 1948…
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THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
New York, 22 May 2019 From individual species through entire ecosystems, biological diversity is vital for human health and well-being. The quality of the water we drink, the food we eat and the air we breathe all depend on keeping the natural world in good health. We need healthy ecosystems to…
UN honours two fallen peacekeepers from Burundi
UN Headquarters will observe the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Friday, 24 May 2019.
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Secretary-General to lay wreath in honour of fallen United Nations peacekeepers, as Headquarters observes International Day, 24 May
As New York Headquarters observes the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Friday, 24 May, Secretary-General António Guterres will lay a wreath to honour all fallen peacekeepers and preside over a ceremony for the posthumous award of the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal to 119 military, police…
UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya strongly condemns the blockage of the Great Man-Made River, cutting off water supply for hundreds of thousands of Libyans
On 19 May 2019, during late night hours, a water control station in the Jabal al-Hasawna – southwestern Libya, was deliberately shut down cutting off water supply from the Great Man-Made River (GMMR) to Tripoli and some cities in the western and middle areas of Libya. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator…
The Secretary-General's Message for the International Day of Peacekeepers
Today we honor more than one million men and women who have served as United Nations peacekeepers since our first mission in 1948. We remember the more than 3,800 personnel who paid the ultimate price. And we express our deepest gratitude to the 100,000 civilian, police and military peacekeepers…
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Security Council Press Statement on attacks against United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attacks perpetrated on 18 May 2019 against vehicles of MINUSMA in Timbuktu and Tessalit, which resulted in one peacekeeper from Nigeria killed and several others injured. The members of the Security Council expressed their…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 234
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 234
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Statement on Mali attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General
The Secretary-General condemns today's attacks against the United Nation's Integrated Stabilization Mission for Mali (MINUSMA) in Timbuktu and Tessalit. He is deeply saddened at the death of a Nigerian peacekeeper who succumbed to his wounds following the armed attack by unidentified assailants in…
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UNOWAS and ECOWAS reinforce cooperation to empower women peacebuilders in the region
Accra, 17 May 2019- The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in partnership with the UN System Staff College (UNSSC), the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) and the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping…