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(Bogotá, June 16, 2017). The second phase of the laying down of Individual weapons by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC -EP), that began last Tuesday in La Elvira, in the department of Cauca, concluded today Friday in the 26 Transitional Local Zones for Normalization and…

The Special Envoy for Syria wishes to announce he will convene a seventh round of the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva. The target date for arrival of invitees is 9 July, with the round beginning on 10 July. He intends to convene further rounds of talks in August and in September. As in previous rounds…

The members of the International Support Group (ISG) for Lebanon welcome today's agreement of a new electoral framework. The ISG sees this as a further step towards the reactivation of Lebanon's institutions of state and the normalisation of Lebanese political life, which will in turn be conducive…

The members of the International Support Group (ISG) for Lebanon welcome today's agreement of a new electoral framework. The ISG sees this as a further step towards the reactivation of Lebanon's institutions of state and the normalisation of Lebanese political life, which will in turn be conducive…

The Office of the Special Envoy for Syria (OSE) has completed two days of joint technical meetings at the United Nations in Geneva with opposition experts from the High Negotiations Committee, the Cairo platform and the Moscow platform. These meetings took place in the context of the consultative…

PRESS RELEASE UN MISSION IN COLOMBIA – BALANCE OF THE LAYING DOWN OF WEAPONS PROCESS BY FARC-EP TO JUNE 14 Bogotá, June 14, 2017. The beginning of the second phase of the arms laydown process corresponding to an additional 30% took place yesterday, June 13, in the in the zone for normalization, La…

As part of the continuing efforts to reduce the impact and risk of explosive hazards in Abyei, United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) on 12 June 2017 conducted another destruction exercise of confiscated weapons and ammunition. About 25 weapons and more than 470 ammunition…

The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) of Switzerland, organized a seminar in Dakar from 12 to 14 June on: "The role of…

The United Nations Multi-Dimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) is determined to prevent any attempt by the Popular Front for Renaissance of Central African (FPRC) to occupy Bangassou (Mbomou Prefecture, south of CAR), from the locality of Bakouma…

Mr. Chairman, Prime Minister Hailemairiam, Excellencies and distinguished delegates, I thank you for the opportunity to address this Assembly of Heads of State and Government of IGAD. The United Nations commitment to partnership was reaffirmed in the IGAD, AU and UN joint statement on 29 January. I…