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The Secretary-General -- Remarks at Security Council Session on South Sudan New York, 19 December 2016 [as delivered] Before proceeding, I would like to offer my deepest condolences to the Russian delegation following the…

18 December 2016 Statement attributable to the Spokesman of the Secretary-General on the formation of a new Government in Lebanon The Secretary-General welcomes today’s announcement of the formation of a new Government of…

It is a great pleasure to see you this morning. Usually we gather at this time around this year but now we meet at the end of my term. Believe it or not, I will miss these exchanges. We have spent much time together in this…

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ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - Representatives of financial intelligence units, law enforcement bodies, prosecutors and other Governmental agencies of all Central Asian countries and Afghanistan met in Ashgabat on 14-16 December to…

On 14 December, UNRCCA organized one-day training for Parliamentarians in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The training was attended by Central Asian parliamentarians and staff of parliamentary administrations, experts of institutes of…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) takes seriously reports of violence and abuses committed by armed groups against communities on ethnic or…

SECRETARY-GENERAL-DESIGNATE ANTONIO GUTERRES -- REMARKS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PLENARY MEETING TO PAY TRIBUTE TO SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON AND TAKING THE OATH BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL-DESIGNATE ANTONIO GUTERRES New York…

ALMATY, Kazakhstan – The regional seminar titled “Role of Parliaments in Preventive Diplomacy in Central Asia” took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on 12- 14 December 2016. The event was organized by the UN Regional Centre for…