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Press statement: Senior UN human rights official condemns the deplorable rights situation in South Sudan and calls for prompt establishment of a court to prosecute atrocity crimes
JUBA/GENEVA/NEW YORK (17 February 2017) At the end of a four-day visit to South Sudan, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for human rights, Andrew Gilmour, called for the rapid establishment of a hybrid court to prosecute…
Press statement (also audio): UNMISS SRSG describes situation of displaced people in Upper Nile region as “real problem”
Malakal, 16 February, 2017 Statement Attributable to the Office of the Spokesperson United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) (Scroll down for audio version) The head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David…
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Martin Kobler reiterates full support to the Libyan Political Agreement and its institutions, warns against seeking to achieve political gains by force
The Special Representative of the Secretary General for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, reiterates his full support to the Libyan Political Agreement and its institutions and warns…
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Statement by the Deputy Spokesperson of the UN Secretary-General on implementation of UN resolutions
UNHQ, 14 February 2017 -- We’ve been asked about recent remarks attributed to President Michel Aoun of Lebanon concerning Hizbullah’s weapons. I’d like to recall that Security Council resolutions 1559, 1680 and 1701 clearly…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 152
UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 152
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Statement from the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria
The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, is actively engaged in diplomatic efforts to ensure a successful confirmation of arrangements for the convening of intra-Syrian negotiations in Geneva. We can…
CMP discovers misidentification
Nicosia, 11 february 2017 - The CMP has recently finalized the analysis of a set of remains that had been exhumed in 2015. DNA analysis of these remains, conducted by Bode Cellmark Forensics in Maryland, USA, indicated that…
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The Secretary-General’s Message on International Day of Women and Girls in Science
NEW YORK For too long, discriminatory stereotypes have prevented women and girls from having equal access to education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). As a trained engineer and former teacher, I know that…
UNMISS SRSG returns from two-day field visit to Bentiu and Leer
Statement Attributable to the Office of the Spokesperson United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Juba, 9 February, 2017 The head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, returned to Juba on Thursday…
UNMISS SRSG; Fighting in the west bank of the River Nile has reached “worrying proportions”
Fighting in the west bank of the River Nile in the north of South Sudan has reached what the head of the UN mission in the country (UNMISS), David Shearer has described as “worrying proportions.” What began with an exchange…