Showing 1281-1290 of 8491 results found.
- Secretary-General
Secretary-General ‘s message on the International Day for Biological Diversity
New York, 22 May 2023 On the International Day for Biological Diversity, we reflect on our relationship with humanity’s life-support system. From the air we breathe and the food we eat, to the energy that fuels us and the medicines that heal us, our lives are wholly dependent on healthy ecosystems…
SRSG Ziadeh calls for implementation of Kosovo Constitutional Court's decision on Dečani monastery
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh joins international partners in calling for swift implementation of Kosovo Constitutional Court's decision on the Visoki Dečani monastery property which is consistent with the Kosovo government’s commitment to the…
- Political and Institutional Stability
Special Coordinator Holds Round of Meetings Ahead of Arab Summit
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka held a round of meetings with Lebanese officials and foreign stakeholders ahead of the Summit of the Arab League that took place on 19 May in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In a meeting with caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah BouHabib, the Special…
- AU Communiqués
UNOAU Statement | SRSG Onanga-Anyanga’s Remarks to the AUPSC on Humanitarian Action in Africa
BELOW ATTACHED IS THE STATEMENT TO THE AFRICAN UNION PEACE AND SECURITY COMMISSION ON HUMANITARIAN ACTION IN AFRICA DELIVERED BY SRSG TO THE AFRICAN UNION AND HEAD OF UNOAU, PARFAIT ONANGA-ANYANGA THURSDAY 18 MAY, 2023
- Service and Sacrifice
United Nations thanks Australia for its contribution to peacekeeping
New York, 17 May 2023: Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, thanked Australia for its support to United Nations Peacekeeping and for the service and sacrifice of its military personnel deployed under the UN flag. This year marks the 75th anniversary of UN Peacekeeping…
- Press Releases
UNMHA’s Head of Mission briefs the Security Council on the situation in Hudaydah
HUDAYDAH, 17 May 2023 – UNMHA's Head of Mission and Co-chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee Major General (rtd) Michael Beary briefed the Security Council today in a closed session during the Security Council briefing on Yemen, which included briefings from the UN Special Envoy for Yemen…
- Secretary-General
Secretary-General ‘s message on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
New York, 17 May 2023 On this World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, we highlight the power of technology to advance sustainable development in Least Developed Countries. The digital revolution is a defining force of our era. The opportunities are tremendous: from transforming…
- Special Coordinator
UN Special Coordinator engages with Civil Society Groups on Civic Engagement
The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka explored this week with representatives of different civil society groups ways to foster civic engagement for the benefit of Lebanon’s future. In a meeting with the board of directors of the Civic Influence Hub, an active non-profit civil…
- Press Releases
Malian troops, foreign military personnel killed over 500 people during military operation in Moura in March 2022 – UN human rights report
GENEVA (12 May 2023) – A fact-finding report from the UN Human Rights Office has concluded there are strong indications that more than 500 people were killed – the vast majority summarily executed – by Malian troops and foreign military personnel during a five-day military operation in the village…
- Press Releases
Security Council Press Statement on Haiti
The members of the Security Council were briefed on 26 April 2023 by the Director General of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Ghada Fathi Waly, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and new head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), María…