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UNIFIL Press Statement: Tripartite Meeting held today, 29 November 2012
The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Forcein Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Paolo Serra, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces(LAF) and the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) at the UN Position at Ras AlNaqoura…
Statement by the President of the Security Council
At the 6876th meeting of the Security Council, held on 30 November 2012, in connection with the Council’s consideration of the item entitled “The situation in Sierra Leone”, the President of the Security Council made the following statement on behalf of the Council: “The Security Council welcomes…
Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The Secretary-General congratulates President Ernest Bai Koroma and the people and institutions of Sierra Leone on the successful and peaceful elections held on 17 November 2012, which clearly demonstrated the people's strong commitment to consolidating democracy and development. The Secretary…
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 24 Nov 2012
Juba, 25 November 2012 – 25 November marks the International Day to End Violence Against Women.To commemorate the occasion, South Sudan will embark on 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence under a national theme, " Promote Peace at Home, Stop Gender Based Violence and Child Marriage".
International Day to End Impunity
Nairobi, 23 November 2012 – Today we condemn the targeted assassination of journalists in Somalia. We remember those journalists who lost their lives while exercising their right to freedom of expression and whose cases remain unsolved and unpunished.