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Peace is at the heart of all our work at the United Nations. And we know peace is much more than a world free of war. It means resilient, stable societies where everyone can enjoy fundamental freedoms and thrive rather than…

Arabic version On the occasion of the launch of the Syrian-led, Syrian-owned Constitutional Committee facilitated by the United Nations, the Special Envoy for Syria welcomes to Geneva the 150 members of the committee, namely…

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 254

TRIPOLI, 25 October 2019 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns attacks on all civilian targets including health facilities and medical personnel. The United Nations has documented at least…

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Calibri; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deng Dau Deng. Ambassadors, Heads of Missions and…

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 253

HUDAYDAH, 22 October 2019 — The Head of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) and Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Abhijit Guha, welcomes the establishment of…

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 252

TRIPOLI/ 17 October, 2019 - Three months ago, Siham Sergewa, an elected member of the House of Representatives, was seized at night from her home in Benghazi. Since her violent abduction by armed men, Ms. Sergewa’s fate…

TRIPOLI/TUNIS, 16 October 2019 – The Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are marking World Food Day with initiatives to strengthen and support Libya’s efforts to…