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The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, M. Mohamed Ibn Chambas welcomes the invitation...

Juba - 11 May 2015 - Since intensified military activities began in Unity State on 20 April, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has grown increasingly concerned about continuing and consistent reports coming from Guit and Koch counties of towns and villages being burned, killings…

Dakar,11 May 2015-The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, M. Mohamed Ibn Chambas welcomes the invitation extended by the President the Republic of Guinea, M. Alpha Condé to the leader of the Guinean opposition, M. Cellou Dalein Diallo to a meeting in an…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan – On 8 May, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Ambassador Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), on the occasion of the…

Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, 05 May 2015 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag met today the Minister of Information Ramzi Jreige and then she visited the National News Agency where she met its Director Laure Sleiman. The visit took place for the occasion of World Press Freedom…

Juba, 5 May 2015: “On 23-24 April, aid workers left Pagak in Upper Nile state because of harassment and impediments to their freedom of movement. We are working toward a resolution so that they can return and work in line with the principles of humanity, impartiality and neutrality.

I am delighted to be here and also delighted, before I start my remarks, to see the gender balance in the room and the high number of women in the media. We would also like to see more women in politics and decision-making positions and in Parliament. So I think the fact that almost two-thirds of…

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The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) welcomes the holding of the National Bangui Forum. This major achievement by the Central African people for a lasting peace is an important breakthrough in the way out of the crisis…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) welcomes the holding of the National Bangui Forum. This major achievement by the Central African people for a lasting peace is an important breakthrough in the way out of the crisis…