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Press statement: Humanitarian Coordinator condemns killing of six aid workers
The Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Eugene Owusu, has strongly condemned the killing of six aid workers in an ambush on 25 March. The aid workers were travelling from Juba to Pibor. “I am appalled and outraged by…
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The Secretary-General's Message on the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
NEW YORK -- On this International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members, we are still awaiting news of the fate of two members of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a sanctions…
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Statement by the UN Special Envoy for Syria
The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, is deeply concerned by the recent escalation of fighting in Damascus, Hama and elsewhere in Syria. He notes that the growing violations in recent days are…
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UN Special Coordinator Kaag and Deputy Special Coordinator Lazzarini Meet Lebanese President Michel Aoun
United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Ms. Sigrid Kaag and United Nations Deputy Special Coordinator Mr. Philippe Lazzarini met with the President of the Republic of Lebanon, H.E. Michel Aoun at the Baabda Palace. The…
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON SOUTH SUDAN [as delivered] (plus link to full coverage of the SC session)
(Full coverage of the 23 March 2017 Security Council session on South Sudan here) Excellencies, I thank His Excellency Mr. Boris Johnson, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, for his presence here…
Large majority of Imatong residents flee due to a lack of food (press release, including audio)
(Scroll down for audio version) Up to 75 per cent of people living in Imatong state may have left their homes because they cannot get enough to eat, the head of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, David Shearer, has…
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Statement by the UN Special Envoy for Syria on the fifth round of intra-Syrian talks
The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, is pleased to note that all invitees to the fifth round of intra-Syrian talks have arrived in Geneva. Deputy Special Envoy, Ramzy E. Ramzy, has begun preliminary…
Martin Kobler: Human rights violations and impunity must end
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler is gravely concerned at continued and persistent reports of serious violations of…
The Secretary-General Remarks at the Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Racial Profiling and Incitement to Hatred, including in the context of migration [as delivered]
As the President of the General Assembly just referred, this day reminds us that in 1960 in Sharpeville, South Africa, 69 unarmed protestors were killed in a peaceful protest against the discriminatory pass laws of the racist…
Near Verbatim transcript of press conference by USG Hervé Ladsous
21 March 2017 Media Briefing by Mr. Hervé Ladsous. Juba, Republic of South Sudan, 21 March 2017 UNMISS Spokesperson – Daniel Dickinson: So, good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, my name is Daniel Dickinson spokesperson for…