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- Special Coordinator
Statement of UN Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert after meeting caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib
Beirut, Lebanon 3 June 2024 It is a great privilege to have arrived in Beirut in my new capacity as UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon. I am extremely honoured to have met with His Excellency, caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib, to mark the beginning of my first round of consultations…
- Press Releases
SRSG Simão concluded a five-day mission to Mauritania, stressed the importance of peaceful and inclusive Presidential elections to strengthening good governance and peace
Dakar, 01 June 2024- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, concluded yesterday a five-day visit to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. As part of the good office activities of the…
- Special Coordinator
UN Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert Arrives in Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon 1 June 2024 Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the newly appointed United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, arrived today in Beirut. Ms. Hennis-Plasschaert will serve as the Head of Mission of the United Nations Office of the Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL). “It is an…
SRSG Ziadeh calls for all outstanding issues to be resolved through EU-facilitated Dialogue
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh reiterates that unilateral actions that could increase tensions, jeopardize stability and undermine trust among communities should be avoided. Outstanding issues, including plans to reopen the Ibar/Ibri Bridge in…
UNMISS deeply concerned about rising tensions in Malakal
JUBA, 31 May 2024 – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is deeply concerned about the outbreak of violence in Malakal, Upper Nile state, which led to the deaths of several people yesterday. Tensions also remain high in the UN Protection of Civilians Site adjacent to the Mission’s base…
- Special Coordinator
Special Coordinator Wronecka Holds Last Round of Farewell Meetings
Prior to the end of her mission with UNSCOL at the end of May, Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka held a last round of farewell meetings with Lebanese officials and interlocutors. The Special Coordinator thanked Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri for their joint cooperation during the past three years…
Remarks by Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, on International Day of UN Peacekeepers
Near Verbatim Minister of Federal Affairs, the Honourable Losuba Ludoru Wongo Excellencies, members of the diplomatic community. My fellow United Nations colleagues and peacekeepers. Distinguished guests. Ladies and gentlemen. It is my pleasure to welcome you to the official commemoration of the…
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers
UN Headquarters Observes International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on 30 May, 2024
UN Headquarters will observe the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Thursday, 30 May 2024. In 1948, the historic decision was made to deploy military observers to the Middle East to supervise the implementation of Israel-Arab Armistice Agreements, in what became the United Nations…
- Women, Peace and Security (WPS)
- Gender
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers
Indian Peacekeeper Wins 2023 Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award
An Indian military peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Organization Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) will receive the 2023 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. Major Radhika Sen served in the East of the Democratic Republic of the…
PR: Indian Peacekeeper Wins 2023 Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award
New York, 28 May 2024 - An Indian military peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Organization Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( MONUSCO ) will receive the 2023 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award.