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On Human Rights Day, SRSG Zahir Tanin Calls for Placing Human Rights at the Core of the COVID-19 Response and Recovery
10 December 2020 - On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, renews the UN’s commitment to support Kosovo institutions and other…
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Statement of the Co-Chairs (Netherlands, Switzerland and UNSMIL) of the International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Working Group of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya on International Human Rights Day
‘Rights Commitments Should Be Central in Libya’s Ongoing Political Process’ On International Human Rights Day, the co-chairs of the Working Group on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights under the Berlin process –…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S VIDEO MESSAGE ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2020 “RECOVER BETTER: STAND UP FOR HUMAN RIGHTS”
New York, 10 December 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced two fundamental truths about human rights. First, human rights violations harm us all. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on vulnerable…
COVID-19 update
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) continues to work closely with the authorities to ensure that all relevant protocols to prevent and mitigate the risk of COVID-19 are strictly adhered to. From the…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF COMMEMORATION AND DIGNITY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE AND OF THE PREVENTION OF THIS CRIME
New York, 9 December 2020 Genocide is the most heinous of crimes, encompassing all it touches in a tsunami of hate and destruction. It is an assault on our most fundamental shared values. Today, as we remember and honour the…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY
New York, 9 December 2020 In recent years, anger and frustration have erupted at corrupt leaders and governments. In some countries, people have taken to the streets with demands for social justice and accountability. Amidst…
TURKMENISTAN ADOPTS NATIONAL ACTION PLAN FOR 2021-2024 ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PVE AND CT STRATEGY
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 4 December 2020, His Excellency President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov endorsed the National Action Plan for 2021-2024 on the implementation of the Strategy of Turkmenistan to Prevent Violent Extremism…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION DAY
New York, 7 December 2020 International aviation plays a key role in human affairs. It lets us discover our world’s wondrous geographic and cultural diversity. It enables us to learn about and benefit from each other. And it…
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Statement by the Co-Chairs (Algeria / Germany / League of Arab States / UNSMIL) of the Political Working Group of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya
The Political Working Group (PWG) of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya (IFCL) held a meeting on 3 December 2020 to review the progress achieved thus far with regards the Libyan political track and consider how…
- Press Releases 01
ASRSG Stephanie Williams holds a virtual LPDF meeting following the voting on proposals for a selection mechanism for the unified executive authority
Following the conclusion of the consultation process that took place on Thursday and Friday 3-4 December 2020, during which the members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) cast votes to select one of the presented…