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NEW YORK - The Secretary-General strongly condemns today’s heinous attack on an educational centre in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of Kabul City - a predominately Hazara Shia area - which caused scores of casualties, mostly women…
Over the past six months, the Government of Yemen and the Houthis have taken important and bold steps towards peace by agreeing to, and twice renewing, a nationwide truce negotiated by the United Nations. With the 2 October…
By Volker Perthes Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Sudan When I was presenting my last report to the Security Council on the situation in Sudan, I had many thoughts running through my mind…
On 19 September, a group of 10 women former combatants inaugurated in the municipality of Santander de Quilichao a community shop that sells products made by various cooperatives of former FARC combatants, indigenous…
With different events, the International Day of Peace was celebrated in Colombia. Special Representative Carlos Ruiz Massieu opened the day with a joint message with the Ambassador of Colombia to the UN, Leonor Zalabata, in…
Mister President, Members of the Security Council, Today’s briefing is devoted to the 23rd report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2334 (2016). The reporting period is from 17 June…
Madam President, distinguished members of the Council, 1. Over the past several weeks, three crises have begun to intersect in altogether new and frightening ways in Haiti. A gang crisis continues to violently disrupt daily…
New York, 29 September 2022 Maritime transport represents more than 80% of global trade. The war in Ukraine –and the Black Sea Grain Initiative – have reminded us of the vital role of shipping in feeding the world. The theme…
AMMAN, 27 SEPTEMBER 2022 - On Monday 26th September, UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg met with the President of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi, in Riyadh to discuss ongoing efforts to…
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, Markus Potzel, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan. Read the Security Council briefing by DSRSG Potzel Read the…