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UNSMIL and UNESCO Call for Greater safety of Media Workers in Libya
3 May 2015 – The third of May of every year, the world celebrates the World Press Freedom Day. This is day, is a very important day for Libya, a country of journalists and bloggers who played a key role during the 2011 revolution and continue to do so. On this occasion, the United Nations applauds…
Secretary-General's Message for World Press Freedom Day 2016
Human rights, democratic societies and sustainable development depend on the free flow of information. And the right to information depends on press freedom. Each year, we observe World Press Freedom Day to emphasize these fundamental principles, to protect the independence of the media and to…
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Statement by the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria following meetings with the US Secretary of State and the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia
Arabic ملاحظة للمراسلين بيان لمكتب المبعوث الخاص للأمم المتحدة لسوريا، السيد ستيفان دي مستورا، عقب الاجتماعات مع وزير الخارجية الأمريكية ووزير خارجية المملكة العربية السعودية جنيف، 2 مايو 2016 التقى المبعوث الخاص للأمم المتحدة لسوريا، ستيفان دي مستورا اليوم بوزير الخارجية الأمريكي السيد جون كيري…
UN Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag Visits Moscow
Beirut, Lebanon Saturday, 30 April 2016 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, met Friday 29 April in Moscow with Deputy Foreign Minister, Mr. Mikhail Bogdanov and other senior Russian officials. Discussions focused on the developments in Lebanon and the region, and their…
UN Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag Meets Minister of Interior Nohad Mashnouk
Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, 27 April 2016 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag met with Minister of Interior and Municipalities Mr. Nohad El-Mashnouk to discuss ongoing preparations for the forthcoming municipal elections. Ms. Kaag noted the importance of timely elections…
Guarantors of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework urge stakeholders in the region to resume effective action against armed groups in Eastern DRC and speed up the repatriation of ex-combatants
Kinshasa, 29 April 2016 - During a five-day visit in Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic Congo (DRC) from 25 to 29 April, senior representatives of the United Nations Organization (UN), the African Union (AU), the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), and the Southern…
Martin Kobler Condemns Deaths in Bani Walid, Calls for Investigation and Restoration of Order
27 April 2016 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Martin Kobler condemns the killing of 3 Libyan and 12 Egyptian nationals in a series of incidents in Bani Walid on 26 and 27 April. "I strongly deplore these terrible…
Martin Kobler is Deeply Concerned by Daesh Attacks on Oil Fields; He Calls on all Parties in Libya to Respect PC Authority over Libya’s Resources
Tunis, 27 April 2016 – Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Martin Kobler is deeply concerned by recent incursions by the so-called Islamic State into Libya’s oil crescent region and attacks carried on oil fields.“The…
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Media Statement from the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria
Arabic Version Geneva (27 April 2016) - The Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has just briefed the Security Council via video conference on the conclusion earlier today of this round of Intra-Syrian Talks convened on the basis of Security Council resolution 2254. These Talks ran from 13…
No time to waste" as Libya humanitarian funding hits just 18% of total required to deliver life-saving aid
No time to waste" as Libya humanitarian funding hits just 18% of total required to deliver life-saving aid Tunis, 25 April 2016 - Humanitarian Coordinator and Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Mr. Ali Al-Za'tari, welcomed a small increase in funding to the Libya…