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UNMISS PoC sites Update No.167
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.167
UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya calls for protection of internally displaced persons
02 June 2017 - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Maria Ribeiro, calls for increased protection and support to humanitarian assistance for internally displaced persons (IDPs) across Libya. The humanitarian community is following with concern recent developments in the Tawargha IDP camp in…
Bi-communal IMAGINE project kicks off
Press release on behalf of the Bi-communal Technical Committee on Education NICOSIA, 2 June 2017 - The pilot application of the joint education project IMAGINE, taking place under the auspices of the Bi-Communal Technical Committee of Education and implemented by the Association for Historical…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Cyprus
NEW YORK, 31 May 2017 - The Secretary-General today invited Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades to New York for a joint meeting to discuss the Cyprus talks and the way forward. Both leaders have accepted his invitation. The Secretary-General looks…
World Health Organization response to humanitarian needs in Brak Alshaati, Libya
The World Health Organization (WHO) country office in Libya delivered on 28 May 2017, 5 (five) Emergency Trauma Kits on 28 June to treat 500 moderate and serious injuries to Brak Alshaati (Alzwaya Center and Bergen Hospital). Recent conflict in Brak Alshaati killed about 140 people and inflicted…
Peacekeeping is cost effective, but must adapt to new reality By António Guterres
When I entered the United Nations Secretariat building for the first time as Secretary-General in January, my first act was to lay a wreath honoring more than 3,500 United Nations staff who died in the service of peace. Later that same week, two Blue Helmets were killed in the Central African…
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Mohamed Ibn Chambas concluded his visit to Niger
The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, concluded today his two-day visit to Niamey, capital of Niger. He had a series of meetings with the authorities of the country, and representatives of the United Nations system. Discussions addressed a range of…
IOM assists more than 4,000 stranded migrants so far in 2017
Libya – So far in 2017, IOM Libya has assisted 4,030 stranded migrants to return home from Libya through its voluntary humanitarian return (VHR) programme. The latest return was last Thursday (25 May), when IOM helped 165 stranded migrants – 145 men and 20 women – return home to Nigeria. Among the…
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UN human rights report maps 13 years of violence and impunity in the Central African Republic
BANGUI/GENEVA – Mass killings and other serious human rights violations have been documented in an extensive UN mapping report covering the multiple conflicts in the Central African Republic between 2003 and 2015. Many of the violations may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, the…
- SRSG Shearer - International Day of UN Peacekeepers (remarks as delivered)
Honourable Minister of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism, Jemma Nunu Kumba Distinguished government officials; Members of the diplomatic community; Dear UN colleagues; Fellow peacekeepers, It is my great pleasure to welcome you to UN House on this International Day of UN peacekeepers. Today we pay…