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- Women, Peace and Security (WPS)
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Special Coordinator Calls for Women’s Economic Empowerment and Leadership Representation
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka delivered this week a keynote address at the general assembly meeting of the Lebanese League of Women in Business (LLWB). Encouraging more representation of women in corporate leadership positions, the Special Coordinator said: “The tireless efforts…
- Political and Institutional Stability
- Special Coordinator
UN Special Coordinator Holds Round of Meetings on Lebanon’s Presidential Vacuum
UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka held a round of meetings with Lebanese and foreign stakeholders on the importance of supporting efforts to end Lebanon’s prolonged presidential vacuum since November 2022. The Special Coordinator discussed with the Ambassadors of Qatar and Egypt, who are…
United Nations in South Sudan calls for urgent release of trucks carrying fuel and other critical supplies after Government commits to rescinding tax demands
Juba - The United Nations in South Sudan acknowledges the assurance given today by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs that the imposition of taxes on trucks carrying fuel and other supplies does not apply to UN humanitarian, development, and peacekeeping operations or to the diplomatic community…
- Press Releases
GOOD FAITH DIALOGUE, COMMUNICATION AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING MARK THE PATH FORWARD, SRSG ZIADEH TELLS THE SECURITY COUNCIL
At the biannual UN Security Council session on Kosovo today, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Caroline Ziadeh highlighted the importance of resolving long-standing issues between Belgrade and Pristina, and between Kosovo Serb communities and Pristina authorities, through…
PR: MONUSCO base transfer is first handover to DRC Armed Forces in context of disengagement from South Kivu
Bunyakiri, 19 April 2024 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) today handed over the Bunyakiri base to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), the first transfer to military authorities in the context of…
- Security Council Resolution 1701
- Political and Institutional Stability
- Special Coordinator
UN Special Coordinator Holds Round of Meetings in Lebanon
UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka held a round of meetings with Lebanese officials and political leaders to stress the importance of safeguarding Lebanon’s security and stability at a time of growing regional uncertainty and continuing skirmishes across the Blue Line in south Lebanon. With…
- Press Releases
SRSG Ziadeh holds regular consultations in Belgrade ahead of Security Council session, calls for clarity and constructive leadership
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh met with key interlocutors during her visit to Belgrade on April 11 and 12. She discussed a range of current issues, as well as the UN Secretary-General’s forthcoming Report ahead of the next scheduled…
Statement by UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Lt. General Aroldo Lázaro on the occasion of Eid El Fitr
Ramadan should be a time of peace and reflection, but the current situation along the Blue Line has deeply affected these notions. For the end of Ramadan, on the occasion of Eid El Fitr, UNIFIL calls for a return to the cessation of hostilities, and a move towards a permanent ceasefire and a long…
The security measures of the Peace Agreement and the ceasefires need to be implemented in a complementary manner for the benefit of the security situation of communities
The security measures of the Peace Agreement and the ceasefires need to be implemented in a complementary manner for the benefit of the security situation of communities New York, 9 April 2024. At the presentation of the UN Secretary-General’s most recent report on Colombia, covering the period from…
PR: MONUSCO’s Chinese Peacekeepers to leave the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa, April 09, 2024 : After more than 20 years of service in the DR Congo, United Nations Peacekeepers from the People’s Republic of China are leaving the country. A ceremony was organized today to pay tribute to their contribution to the consolidation of peace and security in the province of…