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UN Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag Visits South Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 22 October 2015 Today the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag visited south Lebanon for discussions with local authorities and army leadership, as well as a visit to UNIFIL headquarters and meeting with UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major…
Visit of SRSG Petko Draganov to People’s Republic of China
BEIJING, China -- On 26-27 October, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Petko Draganov, conducted a visit to the People’s Republic of China. In Beijing, the SRSG met with Deputy Foreign Minister of China…
Three CMP Members in Brussels
27 October 2015 - From 20 to 23 October, 2015 the Committee on Missing Persons had meetings in Brussels with members of the European Parliament’s Budget and LIBE committees as well as with senior European Commission officials. They also met with representatives of several European Union member…
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MINUSCA condemns the attack in Bangui on UPC members
MINUSCA strongly condemns the attack on Monday in Bangui against a UPC delegation (Union pour la paix en Centrafrique, ex-Seleka) who reportedly traveled from Bambari (center) to participate in the consultations with the Forces Vives in the Central Africa's capital. The delegation was attacked by…
UNAMA statement on Taliban threats to the media
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expresses its serious concern at recent statements from the Taliban that identified specific Afghan media outlets and their staff as military targets. UNAMA urges all parties to the conflict to respect and protect the right to…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on killing of a UNAMA staff member
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General is deeply troubled and saddened by the killing of Ms. Toorpaki Ulfat, a staff member of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), on 12 October in Kandahar. He urges the local authorities to undertake a rigorous and prompt investigation into the…
UN Secretary-General Message on UN Day
24 October 2015 - National flags are a mark of pride and patriotism in every country around the world. But there is only one flag that belongs to all of us. That blue flag of the United Nations was a banner of hope for me growing up in wartime Korea. Seven decades after its founding, the United…
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Message of the Secretary-General on United Nations Day
National flags are a mark of pride and patriotism in every country around the world. But there is only one flag that belongs to all of us. That blue flag of the United Nations was a banner of hope for me growing up in wartime Korea. Seven decades after its founding, the United Nations remains a…
Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag Visits Shatila Palestine Refugee Camp
Beirut, Lebanon Friday, 23 October 2015 Today the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag visited Shatila Palestine refugee camp. She was briefed by UNRWA officials. Ms Kaag also met with representatives of the Palestinian popular committees, who spoke to her about the challenges…
Visit of the SRSG and Head of the UNRCCA Petko Draganov to Tashkent
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan - On 22 October, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) and Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Petko Draganov, visited Uzbekistan to take part at the Third Conference on Cooperation against International…