Showing 5171-5180 of 8494 results found.
26 Jun 14 - Message from the Head of UNAMID on the occasion of Ramadan
On behalf of the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and indeed on my own behalf, I would like to extend my best wishes to the Government and people of Sudan, on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is a month of worship, reflection and reconciliation; where the…
United Nations Support Mission in Libya Condemns Assassination of Salwa Bugaighis
Tripoli, 26 June 2014 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemns the assassination of Salwa Bugaighis, the prominent Libyan personality and member of the Preparatory Committee for National Dialogue.Once again, Benghazi witnesses a bloody attack, the last of a series largely…
Security Council Press Statement on UNRCCA: SC/11457
NEW YORK - SC/11457 The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Vitaly Churkin (Russian Federation): The members of the Security Council welcomed the briefing by Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the…
OPCW-UN Special Coordinator visits Tehran
25 June 2014 - Ms. Sigrid Kaag, the Special Coordinator for the OPCW-UN Joint Mission concluded today a brief visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Ms. Kaag met with the Deputy Foreign Minister H.E. Majid Takhte Ravanchi and held constructive discussions on the progress made with regard to the…
Statement of UN Special Coordinator and P5 Heads of Mission after meeting Maronite Patriarch El-Rahi
I would like on my own behalf and that of my colleagues, the ambassadors of the five permanent members of the Security Council, to thank His Beatitude the Patriarch for inviting us to meet with him today. The Patriarch underlined to us his concern about the continuing inability of Parliament to…
African peace and security actors gathered to follow CMI - UNOWA training
Saly (Senegal), 25 June 2014 - Peace and conflict resolution experts from West Africa and beyond are gathering in Saly, Senegal, for a one-week training from 23 to 29 June 2014 on Conflict Analysis for Mediation Strategy Design. The training is organised as part of a partnership between the Crisis…
Head of UNMISS, SRSG Johnson visits Bentiu
Juba, 25 June 2014 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Ms. Hilde F. Johnson traveled yesterday to Bentiu.
African peace and security actors gathered to follow CMI - UNOWA training
Saly (Senegal), 25 June 2014 - Peace and conflict resolution experts from West Africa and beyond are gathering in Saly, Senegal, for a one-week training from 23 to 29 June 2014 on Conflict Analysis for Mediation Strategy Design. The training is organised as part of a partnership between the Crisis…
Government of South Sudan Recommits to Action Plan to End Recruitment and Use of Children
Juba, 24 June 2014 - In a ceremony at the headquarters of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) in Juba this morning, the Government of South Sudan formally renewed its commitment to the Action Plan signed in 2012 with the United Nations to end the recruitment and use of children in Government…
UN Special Coordinator Condemns Suicide Bombing at the Entrance of Southern Suburb of Beirut
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly strongly condemned yesterday’s suicide bombing close to a Lebanese army checkpoint at the Tayyouneh roundabout at the entrance to the southern suburbs of Beirut in which a member of the General Security services was killed and a number…