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When I arrived in Lebanon in February 2012 to take up my position as the Secretary-General’s Special Coordinator for Lebanon, the Arab world was already in the throes of extraordinary change. It was a period of hope and of trepidation. But few of us could have predicted that events would lead to the…

BISHKEK, Kyrgyz republic – Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), visited Kyrgyzstan on 22-24 October. He held meetings with President Almazbek Atambaev, Toraga (Speaker) of the Jogorku…

The United Nations is needed more than ever at this time of multiple crises. Poverty, disease, terrorism, discrimination and climate change are exacting a heavy toll. Millions of people continue to suffer deplorable exploitation through bonded labor, human trafficking, sexual slavery or unsafe…

BISHKEK, Kyrgyz republic - SRSG Miroslav Jenča took part in the celebrations of the UN Day in Kyrgyzstan and interacted with pupils of Bishkek School #24 on gender equality and the role of women and youth in peace and security, on the occasion of Open Days for Peace organized by UN Women.

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to begin by thanking the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation and the Civil Center for National Initiative for convening this timely event commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Taif Agreement. I would also like to thank Speaker Husseini for his…

Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, 21 October 2014 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly today said that the United Nations will continue doing all it can to assist Lebanon in confronting the impact of the crisis in Syria, including by seeking additional international assistance to…

Juba, 17 October 2014 - On 10 October, three Individual Contractors employed by UNMISS, who were working at the airfield in Malakal, were seized by an unidentified armed group of 15 to 20 men in uniformed and civilian clothes and driven away in a pick-up truck.

ASTANA, Kazakhstan -- On 20-21 October, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNRCCA, Miroslav Jenča, visited Astana and met with First Deputy Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev, Minister of Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov, Deputy Chairman of the Senate Askar Beisenbayev…

Dakar, 20 October 2014 - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Sahel, Mrs. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, paid her first official visit to Chad from 15 to 17 October 2014.

Bujumbura, 19 October 2014 - The UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit, visited Bujumbura on 17 October as part of his regional tour since his appointment last July. Mr. Djinnit met with President Pierre Nkurunziza as well as with key political figures, a cross section of…