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Good afternoon – I just had a good meeting with the Greek Cypriot leader, H.E. Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, the Turkish Cypriot leader, H.E. Mr. Mustafa Akıncı and my Special Adviser, Mr. Espen Barth Eide. This was my first meeting with both leaders together. It was a very good opportunity for me to hear…

UNMISS Update No. 109

Bamako, 15 January 2016 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Mali and Head of MINUSMA, Mr. Mahamat Saleh Annadif, arrived today in Bamako. Mr. Annadif, from Chad, was appointed by the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as his Special Representative for Mali on 23 December…

2016-01-14 EBE Joint Statement

2015-12-20 EBE Joint Statement

14 January 2016 – The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, welcomes the Presidency Council’s decision (1/2016) to establish a Temporary Security Committee to facilitate the implementation of the…

The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, asked for the opportunity of a meeting with senior officials of the five Permanent Members of the Security Council (the P5) in order to update them on his latest regional travels and the resulting impressions about preparations for…

Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 07 January 2016 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Ms. Sigrid Kaag met with Prime Minister Tammam Salam today on her return from an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Ms. Kaag briefed the Prime Minister on her meetings with Saudi Foreign Minister…

Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, 05 January 2016 The Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, arrived in Riyadh yesterday evening as part of her ongoing consultations with regional stakeholders to discuss Lebanon’s stability and security as well as efforts to support Lebanon’s critical humanitarian…