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- Secretary-General
Secretary-General’s message on World Oceans Day
; New York, 8 June 2022 Last month, the World Meteorological Organization revealed that four key climate indicators broke new records in 2021: sea level rise; ocean heat; ocean acidification; and greenhouse gas concentrations. It is clear that the triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss…
- Secretary-General
Secretary-General’s message on World Environment Day
New York, 5 June 2022 The theme of this year’s World Environment Day, “Only One Earth”, is a simple statement of fact. This planet is our only home. It is vital we safeguard the health of its atmosphere, the richness and diversity of life on Earth, its ecosystems and its finite resources. But we are…
- Press Releases
Strategic review meeting of the political process in the Central African Republic | Final communiqué
At the invitation of the Government of the Central African Republic, the Strategic Review Meeting of the Political Process in the Central African Republic was held on 4 June 2022 in Bangui, under the high patronage of His Excellency, Professor Faustin Archange TOUADERA, President of the Central…
- Press Releases
Jacqueline Feinting Epouse Conge, United Nations Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers Nominee
Jacqueline Feinting has blazed the trail for women peacekeepers ever since she deployed as one of the first Cameroonian women corrections officers to her first peacekeeping mission in 2014. Today, she serves with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)…
- Press Releases
ANNADIF : The multidimensional crisis in Burkina Faso could further worsen if appropriate and effective measures are not swiftly put in place
Dakar, 03 June 2022 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office in West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF, concluded today a two-day working visit to Burkina Faso. This visit is part of UNOWAS efforts in coordination with ECOWAS to…
United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen Statement at the Conclusion of the Eighth Session of the Small Body of the Syrian Constitutional Committee
Today, the Eighth Session of the Syrian-led, Syrian-owned Constitutional Committee concluded in Geneva. The following titles of proposed constitutional principles were discussed: -Unilateral coercive measures from a constitutional standpoint -Preserving and strengthening state’s institutions -The…
- Press Releases
MINUSMA Peacekeepers assist the communities of Anefis and Tanbankort in Kidal and Gao regions
As part of the military Operations Seka and Trailblazer, the Bangladeshi contingent of MINUSMA Force organized several civil-military activities from May 18 to 22 in of Anefis and Tabankort towns. To maintain good relations and dialogue with the local population, the Bangladeshi peacekeepers held…
- Press Releases
In Mali, meet the military doctors on the front line of peacekeeping
The United Nations Peace Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) is one of the most dangerous places in the world for Blue Helmets. Since its deployment in 2013, more than 250 MINUSMA peacekeepers have lost their lives there. They have been deliberately targeted by armed terrorist groups, and faced the threats…
Remarks by the Secretary-General's Special Representative and Head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, at the 22nd RJMEC Plenary Meeting
RJMEC Interim-Chair, Members of the RJMEC Board, Excellencies and distinguished guests, I thank RJMEC for convening this meeting and the opportunity to brief you today. I would like to begin by acknowledging the positive developments in the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement since the…
- Press Releases
- Human Rights
Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on adoption of law abolishing death penalty in CAR
GENEVA (1 June 2022) - I commend the adoption of a law in the Central African Republic abolishing the death penalty and encourage President Faustin-Archange Touadéra to promulgate it. The death penalty is incompatible with fundamental tenets of human rights and dignity. Once the law enters into…