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General Assembly adopts resolution on Strengthening Cooperation in Central Asia
New York, UN HQ On 22 June 2018, the General Assembly adopted a resolution entitled “Strengthening regional and international cooperation to ensure peace, stability and sustainable development in the Central Asian Region”…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Syria
The Secretary-General is gravely concerned by the recent military escalation, including ground offensives and aerial bombardments, in southwestern Syria. The attacks have resulted in the displacement of thousands of civilians…
Press Communiqué of the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions, 20 June 2018
The 44th round of the Geneva International Discussions has just concluded. In Working Group I, the participants reviewed the security situation on the ground, which they assessed as relatively calm and stable. The need to…
Vulnerable refugees evacuated from Libya during UN Refugee Chief visit ahead of World Refugee Day
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi boarded a flight on 19 June bound for Niger with 122 refugees, mostly women and children, on board. The refugees, who had been held in detention in the Libyan capital, were…
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Mohamed Ibn Chambas expresses concern with the deaths of two environmental activists in The Gambia
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, expresses concern with the deaths of two environmental activists…
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MINUSCA warns against any attempt to hinder FACA movement towards Bangassou
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) warns armed groups, including l’Unite pour la Paix en Centrafrique (UPC) against any attempt to obstruct the…
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UNMIK Statement for the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
19 June, 2018 - Today, we mark the tenth anniversary of the United Nations Security Council landmark resolution 1820, which identified conflict-related sexual violence as an impediment to international peace and security. As…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.200
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.200
Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Nangarhar
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the two heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks that took place in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, on 16 and 17 June, which resulted in at least 43 people…
Security Council Press Statement on a temporary ceasefire with the Taliban in Afghanistan
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council welcomed the announcement by the Government of Afghanistan on 16 June, to extend the temporary ceasefire with the Taliban after the Eid al-Fitr holiday. The members of the…