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UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag Remarks to the press after meeting Prime Minister Saad Hariri Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 22 December 2016 Good Morning, The UN Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon Phillipe Lazzarini and myself are very pleased to meet with Prime Minister Hariri and…

30 th High-level Meeting of Heads of UN Missions in West Africa Monrovia, 21 December 2016 At the invitation of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the…

The Secretary-General -- Remarks at Security Council Session on South Sudan New York, 19 December 2016 [as delivered] Before proceeding, I would like to offer my deepest condolences to the Russian delegation following the assassination of their colleague, Ambassador Andrey Karlov, in Ankara earlier…

18 December 2016 Statement attributable to the Spokesman of the Secretary-General on the formation of a new Government in Lebanon The Secretary-General welcomes today’s announcement of the formation of a new Government of national accord in Lebanon. He congratulates Prime Minister Saad Hariri on the…

It is a great pleasure to see you this morning. Usually we gather at this time around this year but now we meet at the end of my term. Believe it or not, I will miss these exchanges. We have spent much time together in this room, in the halls of this building and around the world over the last ten…

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The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) takes seriously reports of violence and abuses committed by armed groups against communities on ethnic or religious grounds. The Mission will not hesitate to use all appropriate means to…

SECRETARY-GENERAL-DESIGNATE ANTONIO GUTERRES -- REMARKS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PLENARY MEETING TO PAY TRIBUTE TO SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON AND TAKING THE OATH BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL-DESIGNATE ANTONIO GUTERRES New York, 12 December 2016 [as delivered] Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General…

REMARKS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PLENARY MEETING TO PAY TRIBUTE TO SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON AND TAKING THE OATH BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL-DESIGNATE ANTONIO GUTERRES New York, 12 December 2016 [bilingual, as delivered version] Thank you for your very kind words and for your trust. I am deeply…