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UN Migration Agency Assists Survivors as Migrants Perish in Libya Truck Accident
Tripoli - At nearly 3:00am on 14 February, a truck accident occurred, leaving 19 people dead and 49 people injured near Bani Waleed in Libya. The migrants on board reported that 180 people were crammed into the truck's cargo containers. They also said that the smugglers' truck crashed when it drove…
Over 1,000 refugees evacuated out of Libya by UNHCR
Since November, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has evacuated over 1,000 highly vulnerable refugees out of Libya and is looking for durable solutions for them in third countries. On Tuesday, a flight departed from Tripoli bound for, Niamey, Niger, carrying 128 refugees and on Wednesday, a second plane…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.191
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.191
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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Syrian Arab Republic
The Secretary-General is following closely the alarming military escalation throughout Syria and the dangerous spillover across its borders. The latest events come as the Syrian people suffer through one of the most violent periods in nearly seven years of conflict. Over 1,000 civilian casualties…
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Health Workshop on Developing National Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance in Libya
Tunis, Tunisia, 4-7 February 2018 - The World Health Organization, in collaboration with the Libyan ministry of health and the National Center of Disease Control (NCDC), conducted, on Sunday 4 February 2017, a Health Consultative workshop on the antimicrobial resistance in Libya. It brought together…
Statement by Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of UNMIK Security Council debate on UNMIK
Mr. President, Excellencies, At the outset, I would like to congratulate all new Member States that joined the Security Council in 2018. In particular, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and Kuwait for holding the Presidency of the Council this month. Today, I will update you on recent…
UNMISS welcomes release of hundreds of former child soldiers in Yambio
More than 300 child soldiers have today been officially released by armed groups in Yambio to begin reintegrating into their communities and learning new skills to support themselves, according to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. “Children should not be carrying guns and killing each other…
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Mohamed Ibn Chambas calls for calm in Guinea
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MINUSCA strongly condemns attack by the UPC and FPRC armed groups on hospital in Ippy Ouaka prefecture
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) strongly condemns the attack on a civilian hospital in Ouaka prefecture by the armed groups UPC (Mouvement pour l’Unité et la Paix en Centrafrique ) and the FPRC ( Front Populaire pour la…