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UNMISS DEPLOYS PEACEKEEPERS TO ABUROC TO ENABLE DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN AID
Peacekeeping troops have been urgently deployed to Aburoc in the Upper Nile region by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to help enable the delivery of much needed humanitarian assistance. “The aim is to…
Security Council Condemns Attack Against UNMISS
The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the attack against the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) on 3 May in Leer, South Sudan. The members of the Security Council expressed…
- UNMISS peacekeepers repel attack on base in famine area
An attack on a United Nations base has been strongly condemned by the head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, as being carried out with callous disregard for the lives for civilians as well as UN and…
UN Mission in Colombia Press Release
Bogotá May 4, 2017 – Tomorrow, May 5, the UN Mission in Colombia will have received and stored in its containers 1,000 weapons from FARC-EP combatants that are concentrated in the camps. This number corresponds to the group…
- South Sudan: Weary, frightened displaced civilians in Upper Nile at imminent risk of further violence
GENEVA (4 May 2017) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday urged the Government of South Sudan to halt any further military offensives towards Aburoc on the west bank of the River Nile in…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Syria
The Secretary-General is encouraged by the agreement today in Astana, Kazakhstan, by guarantor countries Iran, Russia and Turkey to de-escalate violence in key areas in Syria. It will be crucial to see this agreement actually…
UN Humanitarian Coordinator and WHO condemn attack on Sabha Medical Center
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator and the World Health Organization (WHO) condemn the armed attack occurring on 30 April in Sabha Medical Center in the South of Libya. While no hospital staff or patients were injured, the…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General - Message on World Press Freedom Day
Free press advances peace and justice for all. Recognizing the crucial role of journalists, the United Nation dedicates May 3rd of every year, known as World Press Freedom Day, to honouring the work of journalists and…
United Nations Secretary-General Message on World Press Freedom Day
NEW YORK - Journalists go to the most dangerous places to give voice to the voiceless. Media workers suffer character assassination, sexual assault, detention, injuries and even death. We need leaders to defend a free media…
"The Council will show its support for the peace process of Colombians": President of the UN Security Council.
Bogotá. May 2, 2017. At the beginning of his term as President of the UN Security Council for the month of May, Uruguay's ambassador to the United Nations, Elbio Rosselli, indicated the objective of the three-day visit to…