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UN Security Council press statement on Afghanistan
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attacks that took place in Afghanistan over the past weeks, including in Jowzjan, Kunduz, Takhar, Herat, Zabul, Farah and today in Kandahar, resulting in numerous casualties and many injured, ahead of the…
OHCHR: South Sudan: UN report urges release of hundreds of abducted civilians
OHCHR: South Sudan: UN report urges release of hundreds of abducted civilians
- Secretary-General
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL' MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY
17 October 2018 Twenty-five years ago, the world commemorated the first International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Since then, nearly 1 billion people have escaped poverty, thanks to political leadership, inclusive economic development and international cooperation. However, many are still…
- Secretary-General
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON WORLD FOOD DAY
16 October 2018 In our world of plenty, one person in nine does not have enough to eat. About 820 million people still suffer from hunger. Most of them are women. Some 155 million children are chronically malnourished and may endure the effects of stunting for their entire lives. And hunger causes…
- Press Releases
UNOWAS welcomes the launch of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission of The Gambia (TRRC)
Dakar, October 15 th, 2018- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, welcomes the launch on 15th October 2018 of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission of The Gambia (TRRC)…
- Secretary-General
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF RURAL WOMEN
New York: The empowerment of rural women and girls is essential to building a prosperous, equitable and peaceful future for all on a healthy planet. It is needed for achieving gender equality, ensuring decent work for all, eradicating poverty and hunger and taking climate action. Yet, rural women…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.216
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.216
- Secretary-General
Statement by the UN Secretary-General on the 16th World Day Against the Death Penalty
New York, UN Headquarters Since the General Assembly’s first resolution, in 2007, calling for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, we have seen significant progress. Today, some 170 States have either abolished the death penalty or introduced a moratorium on its use. This positive momentum…
- UNRGID
Press Communiqué of the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions, 10 October 2018
The 45th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place on 10 October 2018. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the GID, the Co-Chairs acknowledge the participants’ continued commitment to this unique mechanism, which allows them to meet and to address important issues and…