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Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General David Shearer's Briefing to the Security Council on the Situation in South Sudan [as delivered]
Thank you, Mr. President. Good afternoon everybody. Very nice to be with you once again. I want to start by going back to this time last year. Back then, the political situation was fragile. The parties had just agreed to a…
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Technical meeting on critical reforms of the Libyan Economy kicks off today in Geneva
GENEVA, 14 December 2020 - Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya Stephanie Williams convened today a technical meeting on critical reforms of the Libyan economy. The meeting, co-presided by Egypt…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON LAUNCH OF THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 2021
New York, 15 December 2020 Fruits and vegetables are the cornerstone of a healthy and varied diet. They provide the human body with an abundance of nutrients, strengthen immune systems and help lower risks for a number of…
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The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel commends the people of Ghana on the general elections and urges all parties to address election-related disputes through legal channels
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, joins the various elections observation missions in commending Ghanaians…
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ASRSG, Stephanie Williams, holds a Consultative Meeting for the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum
Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Libya (ASRSG), Stephanie Williams, held yesterday a virtual consultative meeting for the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), during which…
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UNSMIL to Convene a Technical Meeting to Agree on Critical Reforms to the Libyan Economy
On 14 and 15 December, ASRSG Stephanie Williams and the co-chairs of the Economic Working Group of the Berlin Process including Egypt, USA and EU, will convene a technical meeting of representatives of Libya's main financial…
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CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2050: THE WORLD’S MOST URGENT MISSION OP-ED ARTICLE BY UN SECRETARY-GENERAL ANTÓNIO GUTERRES
As the world marks the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change, a promising movement for carbon neutrality is taking shape. By next month, countries representing more than 65 per…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REMARKS AT THE CLIMATE AMBITION SUMMIT
New York, 12 December 2020 I am pleased to welcome you to the Climate Ambition Summit on the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement. Five years after Paris, we are still not going in the right direction. Paris promised to…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REMARKS TO PRESS AT CLIMATE AMBITION SUMMIT
New York, 12 December, 2020 At today’s Climate Ambition Summit, I appealed to leaders worldwide to declare a State of Climate Emergency in their countries until carbon neutrality is reached. There can be no doubting or…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE DAY
New York, 12 December 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us just how important it is for all countries to have strong health systems that provide the entire population with quality services when and where they need them…