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UNSG appoints Maj Gen Tesfay Gidey Hailemichael of Ethiopia as Force Commander for UNISFA
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Major General Tesfay Gidey Hailemichael of Ethiopia as Force Commander for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). He…
Security essential to reinvigorating bread basket of South Sudan (Statement Attributable to the Office of the Spokesperson United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Yambio, 23 February, 2017)
(Scroll down for audio version) Improved security is essential to reinvigorating what has been called the bread basket of South Sudan, the head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, has said. Mr. Shearer…
UN Secretary-General's opening remarks at joint press conference on humanitarian crises in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen
The Secretary-General Opening Remarks at Joint Press Conference with UNDP Administrator, Ms. Helen Clark; Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Stephen O’Brien; Ms. Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the World Food Programme…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Syria
The Secretary-General is encouraged that the Syrians, who have accepted the United Nations invitation to be in Geneva in the context of the resumption of the intra-Syrian talks, sat together in the same room today. He…
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Members of ISG encourage early compromise for appropriate electoral framework for Lebanon
Joint Statement of the International Support Group for Lebanon The Members of the International Support Group (ISG) reaffirm their commitment to the stability and security of Lebanon. The current political momentum has re…
UNMISS SRSG David Shearer press briefing near verbatim transcription 22 February 2017
UNMISS Spokesperson Daniel Dickinson - We are welcoming Radio Miraya listeners live to this press conference and you can also follow us live on twitter. The SRSG will make a few introductory remarks and then we will take some…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.153
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.153
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Funding for Lebanon response in 2016 Amounts to $1.9 Billion
International funding for Lebanon in 2016 amounted to USD 1.9 billion, as shown by the funding update released by the Office of the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon. This amount includes a…
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Joint statement on the Central African Republic by the Economic Community of Central African States, the African Union, the International Organization of La Francophonie, the European Union and the United Nations
Libreville, Addis Ababa, Paris, Brussels and New York, 19 February 2017: The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the African Union (AU), the International Organization of La Francophonie (IOF), the European…
Press statement: Senior UN human rights official condemns the deplorable rights situation in South Sudan and calls for prompt establishment of a court to prosecute atrocity crimes
JUBA/GENEVA/NEW YORK (17 February 2017) At the end of a four-day visit to South Sudan, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for human rights, Andrew Gilmour, called for the rapid establishment of a hybrid court to prosecute…