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UN Secretary-General Appoints Barrie Lynne Freeman of United States Deputy Special Representative, United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Barrie Lynne Freeman of the United States as his Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). She succeeds Christopher Coleman of the United States to…
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UN Secretary‑General Appoints Mari Yamashita of Japan Representative, Director of United Nations Office in Belgrade
The United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Mari Yamashita of Japan as his Representative and Director of the United Nations Office in Belgrade. Ms. Yamashita succeeds Simona‑Mirela Miculescu of Romania, who has assumed new functions with the Government…
ASRSG launches today Legal Committee of LPDF and confirms positive progress in political track
2 1 December 2020 – The Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General (ASRSG) of the United Nations in Libya, Stephanie Williams launched today, in a virtual meeting, the Legal Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF). In her opening remarks, ASRSG Williams addressed the…
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UNSMIL Condemns Latest Acts of Intimidation Against the NOC
18 December 2020 - UNSMIL condemns the recent threats made by armed groups against the National Oil Corporation (NOC) and its subsidiary, the Brega Petroleum Marketing Company based in Tripoli. The NOC is and must remain a unified, independent, and apolitical institution that works for the benefit…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAY
New York, 18 December 2020 On this International Migrants Day, we reflect on a year in which, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions upon millions of people have experienced the pain of separation from friends and family, the uncertainty of employment and the need to adapt to a new and…
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LPDF Virtual Session Establishes Legal Committee, Discusses Arrangements for Holding National Elections on December 24, 2021, and Selection Mechanism for Executive Authority
17 December 2020 - Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Libya (ASRSG) Stephanie Williams convened today a virtual meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) which resulted in the establishment of the LPDF Legal Committee, as well as discussion…
Clarification from the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria
The Office of the Special Envoy wishes to clarify that, in the briefing to the Security Council of 16 December 2020, an honest technical oversight in a translation led the briefing to describe some Middle Third members as putting forward points during the recent Constitutional Committee session…
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UNSMIL applauds the CBL decision to unify the exchange rate as important step towards alleviating the suffering of the Libyan people
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) applauds the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Libya for the decision taken in this morning’s long-awaited meeting to unify the exchange rate, as an important and much needed step towards alleviating the suffering of the Libyan people and…
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UNSMIL Convenes Libyan Economic Meeting to Agree on Critical Reforms
15 December 2020 - On 14-15 December 2020, With the generous support of the Government of Switzerland, UNSMIL’s Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General Stephanie Williams, together with the co-chairs of the Economic Working Group, the USA, EU and Egypt, convened a meeting of…
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General David Shearer's Briefing to the Security Council on the Situation in South Sudan [as delivered]
Thank you, Mr. President. Good afternoon everybody. Very nice to be with you once again. I want to start by going back to this time last year. Back then, the political situation was fragile. The parties had just agreed to a second extension of the pre-transitional period, further delaying the peace…