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The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Sahel, Mrs. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, concluded today her first official tour in Europe. From 15 to 25 July 2014, the Special Envoy visited Brussels, London and Paris and met with officials of UK and France governments, as well…

Naqoura, Lebanon Thursday, 24 July 2014 It is a privilege for me to be invited to speak on the occasion of the transfer of command of UNIFIL from Gen. Paolo Serra to Gen. Luciano Portolano. Gen. Serra and I began our missions at exactly the same time two and a half years ago. The partnership between…

I had a very good meeting with His Excellency the minister, the Deputy Prime minister. We discussed the efforts that we have been making in the Office of the Special Coordinator to encourage international support and assistance for the Lebanese Armed Forces. Of course, over the past year there has…

El Fasher, 25 July 2014 – On behalf of the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), I would like to extend my best wishes to the people and Government of Sudan on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. Eid Mubarak. Like Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr is a time for forgiveness and tolerance. These…

Nairobi, 24 July 2014 – Outgoing Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region of Africa, Mrs. Mary Robinson, addressed the extraordinary Summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, between 19 and 24 July 2014, to…

Dakar, 24 July 2014 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for West Africa and High Representative of the UN Secretary-General to Nigeria, Mr. Said Djinnit, strongly condemns the killing of civilians perpetrated over the week-end and yesterday reportedly by the Boko Haram group…

Juba, 23 July 2014 - United Nations Secretary-General BAN Ki-Moon today announced the appointment of Ellen Margrethe Løj of Denmark as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS).

Tripoli, 22 July 2014 – UNICEF Special Representative and the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Libya a.i., Ghassan Khalil, met in Tripoli on Monday 21 July 2014 with Libya's Acting Interior Minister Saleh Mazek. In the meeting, the Minister confirmed the constant partnership with the United…

Juba, 20 July 2014 - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is gravely concerned about an attack that took place today in Nassir Town, Upper Nile State. The attack was carried out by opposition forces comprised of a mixture of armed youths and defected SPLA soldiers (SPLA in Opposition) loyal to…

Good afternoon, I just had good discussions with the Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri. Among the issues covered obviously was the situation in south Lebanon and across the Blue Line. We both agreed on the importance of safeguarding the calm that has prevailed and ensuring the effective…