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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Mali
The Secretary-General condemns this morning’s Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack against a MINUSMA convoy en route between Douentza and Boni, in the Mopti region. A peacekeeper from Egypt was killed and four were wounded. MINUSMA peacekeepers responded, killing an assailant and apprehending…
SRSG Ghassan Salame: Heavy shelling of residential neighbourhood, killing innocent people is as blatant violation of international laws
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Ghassan Salame condemns in the strongest terms the overnight heavy rocket shelling on the high-density residential neighbourhood of Abu Slim in Tripoli which resulted in scores of civilian deaths and injuries. According to initial medical…
- Daabacaad
Strategic dialogue: Role of parliaments in engaging Afghanistan in Central Asian cooperation frameworks through preventive diplomacy
The UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia has issued a new publication entitled “Strategic Dialogue: Role of Parliaments in Engaging Afghanistan in Central Asian Cooperation Frameworks through Preventive Diplomacy”. This publication represents a compilation of materials of the…
Security Council press statement on Taliban offensive
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned the announcement by the Taliban of a spring offensive, which will only result in more unnecessary suffering and destruction for the Afghan people. The members of the Security Council recognized the Afghan people’s strong desire for sustainable…
- Press Releases
United Nations Secretary-General: It is still time to avoid the worse in Libya
(Source: UN News) The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said that there was still time to stop violence in Libya and to avoid the worse. He reiterated, during a media stakeout after briefing the Security Council in closed consultations about his last visit to Libya, that there is no…
- Press Releases
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Libya
The Secretary-General strongly condemns the military escalation and ongoing fighting in and around Tripoli, including the aerial attack today by a Libyan National Army (LNA) aircraft against Mitiga airport. The Secretary-General urges the immediate halt of all military operations in order to de…
Statement by the Special representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Ghassan Salame
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salame condemns the aerial attack today by LNA aircraft against Meitiga airport, the capital’s only functioning airport that is available for civilian use. As such, this attack constitutes a…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 232
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 232
Statement by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya Maria Ribeiro on the protection of civilians in Libya
The escalation of violence in and around Tripoli has caused the displacement of more than 2,800 persons fleeing from fighting, has blocked emergency services from reaching casualties and civilians, and damaged electricity lines. The upsurge in violence is further increasing the misery of refugees…
- Secretary-General
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON WORLD HEALTH DAY
New York, 7 April 2019 This World Health Day focuses on universal health coverage and the crucial role primary health care plays in making such coverage a reality. Half the world’s population is still unable to obtain the essential health services they need. Universal Health Coverage is about…