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- Service and Sacrifice
United Nations thanks Greece for its contribution to peacekeeping
New York, 16 November 2022 - Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, expressed his thanks for Greece’s strong support to United Nations Peacekeeping and for the service and sacrifice of its uniformed personnel deployed around the world under the UN flag. Of the 193 UN…
Civilian casualties decrease across South Sudan, according to new UNMISS report
Juba, 16 November 2022: A new report from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) registered a 60 per cent decrease in violent incidents against civilians and a 23 per cent decrease in civilian victims in the third quarter of 2022, compared with the same period last year. The decrease is…
UN delegation to Sebha consults with southerners on stabilization, peacebuilding
15 November 2022, Sebha – A United Nations delegation, led by the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Libya, traveled to Sebha Monday to meet with southern government officials, tribal notables, academics, community-based organizations, women and youth. The trip builds on SRSG…
Remarks by Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General Courtenay Rattray and Jean-Pierre Lacroix, USG for Peace Operations [Near Verbatim]
SRSG’s introduction: First of all, let me welcome you all to this UNMISS event, and thank you for attending. It's my privilege to introduce you to two important visitors from headquarters - that is Mr Courtney Rattray, who is the Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General, and the Head of Peacekeeping…
SRSG Ziadeh makes urgent call for calm and restraint: "There is no alternative to dialogue"
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh is deeply concerned by ongoing developments and the potential escalation of the security situation that will ultimately impact people on the ground. Recalling the developments of Autumn 2021 and July 2022, SRSG…
- Service and Sacrifice
United Nations thanks Zimbabwe for its contribution to peacekeeping
New York, 2 November 2022: Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix thanked Zimbabwe for its strong support to United Nations Peacekeeping and for the service and sacrifice of its military and police personnel deployed in missions around the world. Zimbabwe is a longtime…
- Secretary-General
Secretary-General’s message for the World Cities Day
New York, 31 October 2022
UNISFA marks anniversary of Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security in Abyei
Abyei, 31 October 2022 – In marking the anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security UNISFA Acting Head of Mission and Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr, has reiterated the mission’s commitment to upholding the priorities of the Action for…
- Good Offices
Statement of the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon on Handover of Letters Delineating the Maritime Boundary between Lebanon and Israel
United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Joanna Wronecka, warmly welcomed today the handover of letters delineating the maritime boundary between Lebanon and Israel following successful US mediation , under the leadership of Special Presidential Coordinator Amos Hochstein. “This is a…
- Press Releases
MINUSMA's Cambodian civil engineering company receives UN Medal of Honor
Members of the Cambodian civil engineering company serving with MINUSMA in Kidal were awarded the United Nations medal of honor on October 7, 2022. The 150 peacekeepers in this company are part of the eight detachments of the Cambodian contingent. They have been deployed in Kidal, with an outpost…