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Statement by the Deputy Spokesperson of the UN Secretary-General on implementation of UN resolutions
UNHQ, 14 February 2017 -- We’ve been asked about recent remarks attributed to President Michel Aoun of Lebanon concerning Hizbullah’s weapons. I’d like to recall that Security Council resolutions 1559, 1680 and 1701 clearly…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 152
UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 152
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Statement from the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria
The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, is actively engaged in diplomatic efforts to ensure a successful confirmation of arrangements for the convening of intra-Syrian negotiations in Geneva. We can…
CMP discovers misidentification
Nicosia, 11 february 2017 - The CMP has recently finalized the analysis of a set of remains that had been exhumed in 2015. DNA analysis of these remains, conducted by Bode Cellmark Forensics in Maryland, USA, indicated that…
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The Secretary-General’s Message on International Day of Women and Girls in Science
NEW YORK For too long, discriminatory stereotypes have prevented women and girls from having equal access to education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). As a trained engineer and former teacher, I know that…
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…