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SRSG discusses political and security prospects of Central Asia at Atlantic Council
WASHINGTON DC, USA -- On Tuesday, January 13th, the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted an off-the-record, small breakfast discussion on Central Asia with Ambassador Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General and Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive…
FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF JOINT HIGH LEVEL VISIT TO THE SAHEL AND THE LAUNCH OF THE MINISTERIAL PLATFORM
Bamako , 17 November 2014- At the initiative of the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General of the United Nations for the Sahel, Mrs. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, the Special Envoys and Representatives for the Sahel of the United Nations (UN ), the African Union (AU) , European Union ( EU), the…
UNMISS documents killings of civilians in Bentiu and Bor in April 2014
Juba, 9 January 2015 - The UNMISS Human Rights Division today issued a 33-page report concerning allegations that armed opposition forces killed hundreds of civilians on 15 April 2014 after they retook control of the Unity State capital of Bentiu from government troops. The report also documents the…
Mohamed Ibn Chambas warns Security Council of ‘fragile political situation’ in West African countries
New York, 08 January 2015 – West Africa’s political landscape remains delicate as nations across the region continue to grapple with insecurity, terrorist threats and tensions ahead of a busy election cycle, the United Nations senior official there told the Security Council this afternoon. Available…
International Envoys for the Great Lakes Region call for decisive actions against the FDLR
Nairobi, 02 January 2015 – Today, 2 January 2015, marks the expiration of the six month grace period granted by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for the full and unconditional surrender and demobilization of the…
United Nations Electoral Mission in Burundi starts operations
The United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi (MENUB) today officially starts its operations in the country. The UN Security Council set the Mission’s creation in motion in February 2014, following the Government's request for a UN-backed electoral observer mission before, during and…
Statement of UN Special Coordinator Derek Plumbly after meeting Prime Minister Tamam Salam
Firstly, I would like to extend my best wishes to the Prime Minister and the Lebanese people for this holiday season and for the new year. We discussed today the security situation, including the implementation of resolution 1701 and the crucial role played by the army both in the south and…
UNSMIL Condemns Attacks on Oil Installations, Calls for End to Escalating Violence
27 December 2014 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the renewed attacks on Libya’s oil installations, which reportedly set ablaze storage tanks in the Sidra oil terminal, and calls for the immediate halt to these attacks. The Mission warns of the environmental…
UNSMIL Welcomes Public Circulation of CDA’s Preliminary Work
24 December 2014 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes today’s announcement by the Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA) to release its thematic committees’ preliminary work for public discussion and feedback. Working under difficult conditions, the CDA has demonstrated…
Libyan Women Organizations Present Demands to Constitution-Drafting Assembly
Representatives of Libyan women organizations and activists met on Thursday 18 December 2014 in the City of Al-Baida with the Chairman of the Constitution-Drafting Assembly (CDA), Dr. Ali Tarhouni, and members of the CDA committees to present the demands for women rights and more general…