Showing 2551-2560 of 8488 results found.
UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 273 - 10-16 April 2020
UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update 16 April 2020
- Press Releases
UNSMIL alarmed by continuing escalation; condemns acts of retribution in western coastal cities, indiscriminate shelling of Tripoli
TRIPOLI, 15 APRIL 2020 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is alarmed by the continuing escalation of violence in Libya, particularly by the intensification of fighting in the past few days, resulting in civilian casualties and risking new waves of displacement. UNSMIL notes with…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 272 - 14 April 2020
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 272 - 14 April 2020
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VIDEO MESSAGE ON COVID-19 AND MISINFORMATION
New York, 14 April 2020 As the world fights the deadly COVID-19 pandemic – the most challenging crisis we have faced since the Second World War – we are also seeing another epidemic, a dangerous epidemic of misinformation. Around the world, people are scared. They want to know what to do and where…
- Press Releases
Statement by Yacoub El Hillo, Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, on the disruption of water and electricity supply
Tripoli, April 10, 2020 - More than two million people, including 600,000 children, who live in Tripoli and surrounding towns and cities, are suffering from water cuts for almost a week now. The water supply, part of the Great Man-Made River, was disrupted by a group in the Shwerif area as a…
COVID-19 case confirmed in Cyprus
Nicosia, 10 th April 2020 – The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) confirms the first case of the coronavirus amongst its peacekeeping personnel today. The patient reported mild symptoms and was isolated immediately after testing positive for COVID-19. The individual is now being…
Inter-community meetings between the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya
The United Nations’ Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) facilitated two meetings between the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya traditional leaders at Diffra on 16 March and 9 April. The significance of the two meetings was the attendance of both the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya paramount chiefs. The…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VIDEO MESSAGE ON WOMEN AND COVID
New York, 9 April 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic affects everyone, everywhere. But it affects different groups of people differently, deepening existing inequalities. Early data indicates that the mortality rates from COVID-19 may be higher for men. But the pandemic is having devastating social and…
- Press Releases
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Libya
Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General The Secretary-General strongly condemns the heavy shelling, for the second consecutive day, of Al Khadra General Hospital in Tripoli. He also condemns the continued attacks on medical personnel, hospitals and medical facilities, particularly at…
COMMUNIQUE - 7th Meeting of the Guarantors of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region 2 April 2020
1. On 2 April 2020, the representatives of the Guarantor institutions of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework (PSC Framework) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region held a consultative meeting via videoconference. The main purpose of the meeting was to discuss the impact of…