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UNMISS SRSG returns from two-day field visit to Bentiu and Leer
Statement Attributable to the Office of the Spokesperson United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Juba, 9 February, 2017 The head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, returned to Juba on Thursday…
UNMISS SRSG; Fighting in the west bank of the River Nile has reached “worrying proportions”
Fighting in the west bank of the River Nile in the north of South Sudan has reached what the head of the UN mission in the country (UNMISS), David Shearer has described as “worrying proportions.” What began with an exchange…
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Travels to Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region
Note to Correspondents New York, 9 February 2017 Later today the Secretary-General will travel to Istanbul, Turkey and then to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar and Egypt, as the first part of his visits to…
JMEC press release: JMEC dismayed by continued fighting in South Sudan
[THE FULL TEXT OF THE CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS ATTACHED BELOW.] (Audio from Radio Miraya and link to photo album below) JMEC Chairman, H.E. Festus Mogae, opened the February JMEC Plenary, in Juba, by expressing concern and…
Security Council press statement on terrorist attack in Kabul
NEW YORK -The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack, which occurred on 7 February outside the Supreme Court in Kabul and resulted in at least 21 people…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Afghanistan
NEW YORK - We condemn today’s suicide attack outside the Supreme Court complex in Kabul. We express our condolences to the families of the victims and convey our solidarity to the Government and people of Afghanistan…
Report of the Tripartite Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (MVM) on a verification process, three breaches and two cease fire violations
Bogotá, February 03, 2017 - The National Direction of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (MVM) presents the progress of a verification as well as the conclusions of three breaches and two violations of the Bilateral…
Women’s Participation in Political and Peace Processes in the Great Lakes Region - JPR18 - 06.02.2017
Goma, 2 February 2017 – The Office of the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General for the Great Lakes region organized the Global Open Days on Women, Peace and Security in Goma, the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
NEW YORK - Female genital mutilation denies women and girls their dignity, endangers their health, and causes needless pain and suffering, with consequences that endure for a lifetime and can even be fatal. Sustainable…
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MINUSCA and UNOCA call UPC and FPRC led coalition for an immediate end to the fighting between
The Special Representatives of the United Nations Secretary-General for Central Africa and the Central African Republic (CAR) call for the immediate cessation of hostilities between FPRC (Front Populaire pour la Renaissance…