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16 - 22 May 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. COVID-19 DiCarlo: Risks related to COVID-19 especially high in conflict settings The…

Security Council Open VTC on Venezuela, Briefing by Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo Thank you Mister President, Venezuela is mired in a deepening protracted crisis that only Venezuelans can resolve. Attempts at…

“Will COVID-19 Exacerbate or Defuse Conflicts in the Middle East?”  - Online Event by the Atlantic Council, Opening Remarks by Rosemary A. DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Thank you for…

Impact of COVID-19 on Conflict Dynamics and Mediation, Antalya Diplomatic Forum, 19 May 2020, Remarks by United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo I am pleased to join you…

Security Council Briefing on the Situation in Syria by UN Special Envoy Geir O. Pedersen Mr. President, Since my last report, I have engaged widely among Syrians from all parts of the country, who have been keen to…

9 - 15 May 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. COVID-19 Stockholm Forum - DiCarlo calls on influential countries to do more to help…

2 - 8 May 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. COVID-19 Colombia: Need to put the armed conflict on lockdown Inspector General Fernando…

Under Secretary-General Rosemary A. DiCarlo's remarks at the Arria Formula meeting on “Seventy-five years from the end of the Second World War on European Soil - lessons learned for preventing future atrocities…

25 April - 1 May 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. COVID-19 Afghanistan – Ceasefire necessary to fight COVID-19 More than 500…

Mr. President, 1. Last month, you, the members of the Security Council, “called on all parties to ensure a sustained period of calm throughout the country and reaffirmed the need for the full implementation of UN Security…

Briefing to the Security Council on Resolution 2046 Mr. President, Thank you for the opportunity to, once more, brief the Security Council on progress in the implementation of Resolution 2046 which concerns outstanding…

Briefing to the Security Council on Sudan by Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary A. DiCarlo Thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the way forward…