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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE FOR WORLD OCEANS DAY
New York, 8 June 2021 This year’s observance of World Oceans Day falls as the world wrestles with the COVID-19 pandemic, a climate crisis and humankind’s continuing assault on oceans, seas and marine resources. The recently issued Second World Ocean Assessment confirmed that many of the benefits…
- Special Coordinator
UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka Meets Lebanese Officials
Ms. Joanna Wronecka, the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, today held her first round of meetings with Lebanese officials. She met with President Michel Aoun, Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri, caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab and Acting Caretaker Foreign Minister Zeina Akar. Ms. Wronecka…
Near Verbatim Transcript of SRSG/Head of UNMISS Nicholas Haysom's Press Conference – Opening Remarks and Q & A
[near verbatim] Good morning everybody. Thank you for joining me today, and thanks also to those who are tuning in live on Radio Miraya. As you know, I arrived in Juba to take up the role of SRSG about six weeks ago. Although I’ve spent almost 20 years working in greater Sudan, and much of that on…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON WORLD BICYCLE DAY
New York, 3 June 2021 Bikes are freedom; bikes are fun. They are good for one’s health -- physical and mental -- and good for our one and only planet. Bikes are popular and practical, providing exercise and transporting us not only to school, stores and work but to a more sustainable future. World…
Joint statement by AUMISS, IGAD, R-JMEC, ADC, and UNMISS on the situation in Pibor
A joint delegation to Pibor on 1 June 2021, consisting of representatives from the African Union Mission in South Sudan (AUMISS), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC), the African Diplomatic Corps (ADC), the…
- Press Releases
Statement by the Co-Chairs of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya
2 JUNE 2021 - United Nations Special Envoy Ján Kubiš and Co-chair Ambassador Simon Geissbühler warmly welcome the participation of Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush of Libya and Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Ignazio Cassis of Switzerland at the Senior…
Statement by the United Nations Spokesperson in Cyprus, 2nd June 2021
Statement by the United Nations Spokesperson in Cyprus On 2nd June 2021, the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Ersin Tatar, confirmed agreement on synchronizing the two sides’ respective COVID-19 measures concerning crossings and on reopening all…
- Special Coordinator
UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka Arrives in Lebanon
Ms. Joanna Wronecka, the newly appointed UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, arrived today in Beirut to take up her new position. Ms. Wronecka will serve as the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Lebanon and Head of Mission of the United Nations Office of the Special…
- Press Releases
Visit of SRSG Mahamat ANNADIF in Ghana
Starting his familiarization tour of West Africa, the Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mahamat ANNADIF, has arrived in Ghana. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF…
Press Release, OSESG-B Closure, 31 May 2021
Bujumbura, 31 May 2021 – Today, the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi (OSESG-B) officially closed, after more than four years of operations in the country. The official ceremony was presided over by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region…