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UNMISS boosts protection for civilians targeted by warring parties in Unity
Up to 150 peacekeepers are being rapidly redeployed to the Unity region to boost the UN Mission’s efforts to protect civilians being deliberately targeted by warring parties. “What we are witnessing on the ground is the deliberate killing of civilians as well as the sexual violation and abduction of…
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MINUSCA peacekeeper from Mauritania killed in southern region of the Central African Republic
A peacekeeper of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) was killed and eight others were wounded on Thursday morning, 28 km south of Alindao, in southern Central African Republic. The peacekeepers, all belonging to the…
UN Security Council renews mandate of UNISFA
The Security Council on 15 May 2018 decided to extend, for six months, mandates of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) relating to the delivery of humanitarian assistance and the protection of civilians, among others, while also underlining that its tasks relating to the…
Statement by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, on the Occasion of Ramadan
KABUL - As the Islamic month of Ramadan begins, I would like to extend, on behalf of the United Nations in Afghanistan, warmest wishes to all Afghans in the country and abroad. The coming weeks will be a special time of prayer and reflection for Afghans, and a time of contemplation and compassion to…
Message from the Head of UNAMID on the occasion of Ramadan
El Fasher, 15 May 2018 – On behalf of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), I would like to extend my best wishes to the Government and people of Sudan, at the start of the Holy month of Ramadan. As we all know, Ramadan is a month of worship, reflection and reconciliation…
Communiqué of the launch and field visit of the Joint Follow-Up Mechanism on the repatriation of the disarmed FDLR and ex-M23 combatants - 15 May 2018
1. On 24 April in Goma, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in line with the decision of the Eighth high-level meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism (ROM) of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework Agreement for the DRC and the region to “Complete the repatriation without…
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SRSG Tanin in Security Council Session on Kosovo: EU and Grassroots Engagement Important Pathways forward in Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue
New York – Wider regional engagement and a renewed EU focus on Belgrade and Pristina represents a unique opportunity to move past a stalemate in relations, the head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo told the Security Council today. The Special Representative of the UN…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the occupied Palestinian territory
The Secretary-General is profoundly alarmed by the sharp escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory and the high number of Palestinians killed and injured in the Gaza protests. Israel security forces must exercise maximum restraint in the use of live fire. Hamas and the leaders of…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on parliamentary elections in Iraq
The Secretary-General congratulates the people of Iraq on the holding of parliamentary elections on 12 May. Following the military defeat of Dae'sh, the elections represent further progress in building a stronger Iraqi democracy. The Secretary-General salutes the tireless efforts of electoral…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the situation in the Middle East
The Secretary-General followed with utmost concern reports overnight of missile launches from Syria targeting Israeli positions and retaliatory strikes by the Israel Defense Forces, that followed earlier strikes in Syria on Tuesday, 8 May. He notes with relief today’s partial normalization of the…