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Head of UNMISS, SRSG Johnson visits Bentiu
Juba, 25 June 2014 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Ms. Hilde F. Johnson traveled yesterday to Bentiu.
African peace and security actors gathered to follow CMI - UNOWA training
Saly (Senegal), 25 June 2014 - Peace and conflict resolution experts from West Africa and beyond are gathering in Saly, Senegal, for a one-week training from 23 to 29 June 2014 on Conflict Analysis for Mediation Strategy Design. The training is organised as part of a partnership between the Crisis…
Government of South Sudan Recommits to Action Plan to End Recruitment and Use of Children
Juba, 24 June 2014 - In a ceremony at the headquarters of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) in Juba this morning, the Government of South Sudan formally renewed its commitment to the Action Plan signed in 2012 with the United Nations to end the recruitment and use of children in Government…
UN Special Coordinator Condemns Suicide Bombing at the Entrance of Southern Suburb of Beirut
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly strongly condemned yesterday’s suicide bombing close to a Lebanese army checkpoint at the Tayyouneh roundabout at the entrance to the southern suburbs of Beirut in which a member of the General Security services was killed and a number…
OPCW-UN Joint Mission statement on the complete removal of declared chemical weapons materials
23 June 2014 – The Joint Mission welcomes the removal of the remaining 7.2 per cent of chemical weapons material from the Syrian Arab Republic. With this last movement, the total of declared chemical weapons materials destroyed or removed from Syria has reached 100%. The most operationally…
Special Coordinator Derek Plumbly Condemns Bombing at Security Checkpoint in Dahr El-Baidar
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly strongly condemned today’s suicide bombing at an Internal Security Forces checkpoint in Dahr El-Baidar. He telephoned the Director of the Internal Security Forces Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Basbous to express his sympathy following the death of…
One family torn apart by war in Central Africa is too many
Bangui / Bujumbura / Juba / Kinshasa / Libreville, 20 June 2014 – On World Refugee Day 2014, we, the five Special Representatives of the Secretary-General in Central Africa, appeal to end violence in the region and encourage the Governments to tackle the root causes of conflict and displacement.
Statement by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel To the Security Council
New York, 19 June 2014 - (...) J’ai l’honneur d’informer le Conseil de sécurité des progrès réalisés dans la mise en oeuvre de la Stratégie intégrée des Nations Unies pour le Sahel. Comme vous le savez, j’ai pris mes fonctions très récemment et je souhaite saisir cette opportunité pour vous faire…
UN Special Envoy vows for coordinated efforts to overcome the challenges facing the Sahel
The New Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Sahel, Mrs. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, presented today in New York the Secretary-General report on the Sahel to the UN Security Council. She briefed its members on progress made towards the implementation of the United Nations…
UN Special Envoy for the Sahel vows for coordinated efforts to overcome the Sahelian challenges
Dakar, 19 June 2014 - The New Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Sahel, Mrs. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, presented today in New York the Secretary-General report on the Sahel to the UN Security Council. She briefed its members on progress made towards the implementation of…