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- The UN in Lebanon
#MakeItRight: A Campaign by UN Lebanon and TBWA\RAAD on World Environment Day
Every year the world celebrates World Environment Day on 5 June, a day dedicated to focusing efforts of the governments, businesses and citizens on pressing environmental issues. This year’s theme is biodiversity — a call to action to combat the accelerating species loss and degradation of the…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON COVID-19 AND PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
New York, 3 June 2020 COVID-19 continues to devastate lives and livelihoods around the globe — hitting the most vulnerable the hardest. This is particularly true for millions of people on the move — such as refugees and internally displaced persons who are forced to flee their homes from violence or…
- Press Releases
UNSMIL welcomes Acceptance by the Libyan Parties of Resumption of the Joint Military Committee (5+5) Talks
Tripoli, 01 June 2020 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the acceptance by the Government of National Accord and the “Libyan National Army” of the resumption of talks on the ceasefire and associated security arrangements based on the draft agreement submitted by UNSMIL…
Top UN official in Cyprus salutes UNPOL officers ahead of International Peacekeepers Day
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, on 27 May presided over a Medal Presentation ceremony for United Nations Police in Cyprus. Held at the UN Protected Area within the buffer zone, the event saw 26 UNPOL officers from 12…
- Press Releases
Statement by Yacoub El Hillo, Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, on the killing of migrants southwest of Tripoli
Tripoli, 29 May 2020 – I am shocked by the horrific reports about Wednesday’s shooting at a smuggling warehouse in Mezda killing 30 migrants and injuring 11 others. Human trafficking and smuggling, which I condemn in the strongest possible way, constitute a grave violation of international human…
UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 280 - 22-28 May 2020
UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update 28 May 2020
UNAMID reports 2 COVID-19 cases on its outbound flight to Nairobi
Khartoum , 28 May 2020 - The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) regrets to announce that two passengers aboard its special flight from the Mission’s logistics hub in El Fasher to Nairobi on 27 May 2020 turned out positive results for Corona Virus (COVID-19) when…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UN PEACEKEEPERS
New York, 28 May 2020 Today we honor more than one million men and women who have served as United Nations peacekeepers and the more than 3,900 who have lost their lives in the line of duty. We also express our gratitude to the 95,000 civilian, police and military personnel currently deployed around…
Brazilian and Indian women peacekeepers jointly win the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year 2019 Award
New York, 26 May 2020 - A Brazilian peacekeeper serving in the Central African Republic and an Indian peacekeeper who has recently completed her assignment in South Sudan have been selected to receive the 2019 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. Commander Carla Monteiro de…
- Press Releases
UNSMIL condemns the use of Improvised Explosive Devices against the civilians in Ain Zara and Salahudin in Tripoli
Tripoli, 25 May 2020 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is extremely concerned about reports that residents of the Ain Zara and Salahuddin areas of Tripoli have been killed or wounded by Improvised Explosive Devices placed in/near their homes. This grotesque transformation and…