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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE VICTIMS OF ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES
New York, 30 August 2020 The crime of enforced disappearance is rife across the world. We see new cases almost daily, including the disappearance of defenders of the environment, who are often indigenous peoples. Meanwhile…
- Press Releases 01
UNSMIL statement on the latest developments in Libya
TRIPOLI – Libya is witnessing a dramatic turn of events that underlines the urgent need to return to a full and inclusive political process that will meet the aspirations of the Libyan people for representative government…
- Press Releases 01
Statement on escalation of violence in Hudaydah by Head of UNMHA
HUDAYDAH, 29 August 2020 — The Head of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) and Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC), Abhijit Guha, is alarmed by the escalation of violence in…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST NUCLEAR TESTS
New York, 29 August 2020 Commemorated annually since 2010 on the anniversary of the closure of the Semipalatinsk test site in Kazakhstan, the International Day Against Nuclear Tests takes on special meaning in 2020 in also…
- Human rights
- Human Rights Reports and Publications
Quarterly Brief on Violence Affecting Civilians - April - June 2020
Statement from the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria
Following additional testing and further medical and expert advice regarding four earlier positive tests for COVID-19, the Office of the Special Envoy has been officially informed by the competent health authorities that the…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S VIDEO REMARKS ON LAUNCH OF POLICY BRIEF ON TOURISM AND COVID-19
New York, 25 August 2020 Tourism is one of the world’s most important economic sectors. It employs one in every ten people on Earth and provides livelihoods to hundreds of millions more. It boosts economies and enables…
- Press Releases 01
UNSMIL statement on protests in Tripoli on 23 August 2020
The rights to peaceful assembly, protest and freedom of expression are fundamental human rights and fall within Libya’s obligations under international human rights law. UNSMIL calls for an immediate and thorough…
Statement from the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria
The Office of the Special Envoy received confirmation that three members of the Syrian Constitutional Committee Small Body tested positive for COVID-19. Having informed the Swiss authorities and the United Nations Office in…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY COMMEMORATING THE VICTIMS OF ACTS OF VIOLENCE BASED ON RELIGION OR BELIEF
New York, 22 August 2020 The right to freedom of religion or belief is firmly trenched in international human rights law and is a cornerstone for inclusive, prosperous and peaceful societies. Yet across the world, we continue…