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The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel condemns the terrorist attack against civilians in Kohobe, Borno State
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, condemns the heinous terrorist attack perpetrated by armed men on 28…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ALL VICTIMS OF CHEMICAL WARFARE
New York, 30 November 2020 More than one hundred years after the first large-scale use of chemical weapons in battle, they continue to inflict terror, suffering and death. Recent years have seen the erosion of the taboo…
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SECRETARY GENERAL’S OPENING REMARKS AT THIRTEENTH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
New York, 30 November 2020 I am pleased to join you for the 13th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Later this week, we will also observe the…
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UNMHA statement on ceasefire violations in the Hudaydah governorate
HUDAYDAH, 29 November 2020 — The Head of the United Nations Mission to support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) and Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee, Abhijit Guha, is calling for restraint after a recent upsurge…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE 29 NOVEMBER
New York, 29 November 2020 As the United Nations marks its 75th anniversary, the question of Palestine remains distressingly unresolved. The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated the Palestinian economy and undermined the already…
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UNSMIL holds the second virtual meeting of the second round of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum
The Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General (ASRSG) and Head of the United Mission Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Stephanie Williams convened today the second virtual meeting of the second round of the…
The UN Secretary-General message on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 25 November 2020 Violence…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
New York, 25 November 2020 Violence against women and girls is a global human rights challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed this issue as a global emergency requiring urgent action at all levels, in all spaces…
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Ján Kubiš Briefs the UN Security Council
On 17 November, Mr. Ján Kubiš, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, and Mr. Mohamed Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific briefed the United Nations Security…
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UNSMIL holds the first virtual meeting of the second round of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum
Monday, 23 November 2020 - The Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Mission Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Stephanie Williams convened today the first virtual meeting of the second…