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Local reconciliation actors agree on creating a national network of mediators in Libya
Tripoli, 19 January 2018 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), this week, gathered over 60 local mediators to share experiences in facilitating peace and ceasefire agreements. The three-day workshop, organized as part of the UN’s…
- Press Releases
UN Verification Mission in Colombia condemns assassination of two members of the FARC political party in Antioquia
Bogotá, 17 January 2018. The UN Verification Mission in Colombia condemns murder of Wilman Asprilla Allim and Ansel Montoya Ibarra, FARC political party members that were participating in electoral activities in the municipality of Peque, in the department of Antioquia. The UN Verification Mission…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.187
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.187
- Press Releases
Statement of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia.
Bogotá, 16 January 2018. The UN Verification Mission in Colombia profoundly regrets the events which occurred today in Quibdó, Chocó, in which a child died and another was wounded after they were hit by a Mission vehicle as it returned from a meeting in the city. The Mission wishes to express to the…
SRSG Tanin Strongly Condemns Murder of Oliver Ivanović
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, was shocked by the murder of Oliver Ivanović – leader of the civic initiative Freedom, Democracy, Justice – near his office in North Mitrovica this morning, and strongly condemns the act. He trusts the investigative…
- UN Secretary-General visit to Colombia
“I urge the cessation of armed activities and the resumption of a serious and constructive dialogue”: The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres upon finalizing his visit to Colombia.
Bogotá, 14 January, 2018. Before concluding a two-day visit to Colombia, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres called upon the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN in Spanish) to “resume efforts to agree on a new and stronger ceasefire aimed at preventing a return to…
- UN Secretary-General visit to Colombia
Statement by the United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres.
Bogotá. 13 January 2018. Dear President, thank you very much for your generous remarks about solidarity, and wonderful hospitality, as always in Colombia. If you allow me, my address will be in "portunol". Portunol is not a language, because any territory nor people do not claim it, but mostly…
- UN Secretary-General visit to Colombia
“Peace is the only answer”: António Guterres
Bogotá. 13 January 2018. On the first day of his official visit to Colombia, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, expressed the UN's “solidarity and commitment" to Colombia The Secretary-General met first with representatives of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, as…
Joint statement by the Chairperson of the African Union and the Secretary-General of United Nations on the situation in South Sudan
Joint statement of the African Union and the United Nations on the situation in South Sudan The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, strongly condemn the recent violations of the 21 December 2017…
Step by Step, UN Action Plan for Successful Transition Takes Hold in Libya
Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman arrived in Libya on 10 January to discuss with Libyan leaders the implementation of the United Nations Action Plan for the country and ways to bolster international support for Libya. Today we look, along with our colleagues in the United…