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UN's Derek Plumbly Attends Working Group Meeting of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee
Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 30 October 2014 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, today attended the first working group meeting of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC), which was agreed by Prime Minister Tamam Salam, at the Grand Serail in Beirut. He…
Statement of UN's Plumbly after meeting former President Michel Sleiman
It was a privilege for me to meet again with former President Michel Sleiman. We discussed a number of issues, including the security situation. I expressed our appreciation for the army, for the role it has played recently and of course our solidarity with it for the losses it suffered. But, first…
Government of South Sudan and UN launch Children, not Soldiers campaign
Juba, 29 October 2014 - The Government of South Sudan, with the support of the United Nations, today launched the "Children, not Soldiers" campaign nationally, marking the country’s renewed commitment to end the recruitment and use of children by its army.
Libyan Women Activists at the Arab League, Sharing Experiences on Constitution Drafting
ناشطات ليبيات فى لقاء مع المبعوث الخاص لدى جامعة الدول العربية في ليبيا، السيد ناصر القدوة والسفيرة إيناس مكاوي مديرة برامج المرأة في الجامعة العربية خلال زيارة ميدانية نظمتها قسم دعم المرأة في بعثة الامم المتحدة للدعم في ليبيا بالتعاون مع المعهد السويدي بالإسكندرية وهيئة الامم المتحدة للمرأة وجامعة…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Review of UNAMID Reporting
A review, initiated by the Secretary-General, was conducted into recent allegations that the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) intentionally sought to cover up crimes against civilians and peacekeepers. The Review Team examined all the material related to 16 incidents…
Chairman’s Summary of the Meeting of the “International Support Group for Lebanon” in Berlin
Federal Foreign Office, Berlin Tuesday, 28 October 2014 At the invitation of German Foreign Minister Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier a meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon was held in the presence of Prime Minister Tammam Salam preceding the ministerial “Conference on the Syrian…
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SG's video message to International Conference on the implementation of regional projects in the Aral Sea
URGENCH, Uzbekistan Your Excellency, Mr. Islam A. Karimov. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Distinguished participants, I am pleased to send greetings to this important Forum. I thank Uzbekistan for hosting. I vividly remember my visit to the Aral Sea in 2010. I was horrified by the sight of…
"Working Together for Lebanon's Stability" Op-Ed by Derek Plumbly UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon
When I arrived in Lebanon in February 2012 to take up my position as the Secretary-General’s Special Coordinator for Lebanon, the Arab world was already in the throes of extraordinary change. It was a period of hope and of trepidation. But few of us could have predicted that events would lead to the…
SRSG Miroslav Jenča visits Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, Kyrgyz republic – Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), visited Kyrgyzstan on 22-24 October. He held meetings with President Almazbek Atambaev, Toraga (Speaker) of the Jogorku…
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The Secretary-General’s Message on the United Nations Day
The United Nations is needed more than ever at this time of multiple crises. Poverty, disease, terrorism, discrimination and climate change are exacting a heavy toll. Millions of people continue to suffer deplorable exploitation through bonded labor, human trafficking, sexual slavery or unsafe…