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UNMISS urges Malakal belligerents to respect UN personnel and property
Juba, 23 April 2015 - The UN Mission in South Sudan deeply regrets the continuation of hostilities in the Upper Nile State capital of Malakal and the resulting displacement of the civilian population.
UNAMID Conducts Peace Workshop for Central Darfur Women
On 22 April 2015, UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information Section (CPIS) in Central Darfur, in collaboration with the Gender Advisory Unit (GAU) and UNAMID Police Gender Office organized a peace workshop for women’s groups in Zalingei. The event, which took place at the Mission’s headquarters…
UNMISS condemns fighting in Malakal
Juba, 22 April 2015 - The UN Mission in South Sudan is gravely concerned about the fighting in the Upper Nile state capital of Malakal that broke out in the evening of Tuesday, 21 April and continued into the early afternoon of today. The precise causes of the violence remain unclear.
Leon Condemns Attack Against Spanish Embassy in Tripoli
21 April 2015 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Bernardino Leon, strongly condemns the terrorist bombing against the Spanish Embassy in Tripoli. The bombing is the latest in a series of attacks on diplomatic…
Photos: Libyan Women Dialogue Meeting in Tunis, Tunisia 21 April 2015
21 April 2015 – A meeting of representatives of Libyan women groups and women activists, in the framework of the political dialogue with the aim of ending the conflict in the country, commenced Tuesday 21 April 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia. The two-day meeting of Libyan Women dialogue track is facilitated…
President of Turkmenistan receives SRSG Jenča
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan – On 21 April, Ambassador Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), was received by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in the presence…
Security Council Press Statement on Burundi
The members of the Security Council met on April 16 to discuss the situation in Burundi. They took note that the upcoming elections are an extremely sensitive issue that has the potential to spur violence and undermine the peace sustained for almost a decade in Burundi, in the spirit of the Arusha…
Media Advisory: Meeting of Libyan Women in the Framework of Political Dialogue 21-22 April 2015
19 April 2015 – A meeting of representatives of Libyan women groups and women activists facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), with the support of the European Union, will convene in Tunis, Tunisia, on 21-22 April 2015 in the framework of the political dialogue. The…
Leon Condemns Tripoli Fighting Endangering Civilian Lives, Calls for Immediate End to Hostilities
Skhirat, Morocco - 18 April 2015 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Bernardino Leon has strongly condemned the renewed outbreak of violence in different neighbourhoods of the Libyan capital that caused many…
Stand with the People of South Sudan and Invest in their Future
Juba, 17 April 2015: “Peace and security are central requirements for South Sudan and its people to prosper; while these conditions are not yet in place in the world’s youngest country we must continue to invest in the long-term development of the nation and its citizens.