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Civil society is the oxygen of democracy. We see this clearly in the world’s most vibrant and stable democracies, where Government and civil society work together for common goals. Civil society acts as a catalyst for social…

2015-09-14 EBE Joint Statement

NICOSIA, 14 September 2015 - Today, the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Mustafa Akıncı, and the Greek Cypriot leader Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, discussed the state of play across chapters since negotiations resumed four months ago…

Excerpts from Special Representatives of the Secretary-General for Libya Bernardino Leon’s press conference in Skhirat, Morocco, 13 September 2015 After long hours of discussions, we have reached what we consider is a…

12 September 2015 - The Libyan political dialogue taking place in Skhirat, Morocco, with the aim to resolve Libya's political and military conflict is in full swing. SRSG Bernardino Leon has met in the last two days with a…

The Misrata / Tawergha Joint Committee met in Tunis, Tunisia, on 09-11 September 2015 under the auspices of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), on the basis of previously reached agreements. Participants…

NEW YORK- WASHINGTON DC -- On 8-9 September, Mr. Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), visited New York in…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 10 September, the UNRCCA Representative gave a lecture to diplomatic staff of foreign policy institutions from nine countries. The event was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of…

NICOSIA, 10 September 2015 - Religious and political leaders came together for the first time in support of peace in Cyprus. The religious leaders of Cyprus have come a long way since the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace…