Thank you very much. Mr. President, Members of the Council, I thank you for the opportunity to brief you, once again on the situation in Sudan. I just returned from the Paris Conference which clearly demonstrated continued…
From 18 to 20 May, UNOAU attended the virtual African Standby Capacity (ASC) Annual Conference, which was chaired by the Capability Development Unit (CDU) of the Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD) and attended by all…
Tripoli, 19 May 2021 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSML) is pleased to announce that it will convene a two-day virtual meeting for the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) on 26 and 27 May to finalise the…
Statement of the International Support Group for Lebanon 19 May 2021 The International Support Group for Lebanon (ISG) met in Beirut on 19 May 2021 to take stock of the situation in the country. Noting the continuing economic…
UNOAU participated in the meeting of the Second AU-Regions Standing Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), and Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) on 19 May. The AU-Regions Standing Committee on…
LONDON, 18 May 2021 - As part of his outreach efforts to international community members, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Ján Kubiš paid a…
The United Nations system in Lebanon released today its annual report for the year 2020, committing once again to scale up its efforts to help Lebanon and its people to recover from its multi-faceted crises and ‘Build Back…
New York, 17 May 2021 LGBTIQ+ people around the world face discrimination simply because of who they are. The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the situation. Since the start of the pandemic, the United Nations has documented…
New York, 17 May 2021 Digital technologies sustain life, work, health and learning for billions of people. In the face of COVID-19, businesses, governments and the digital community have proven resilient and innovative…
HUDAYDAH, 17 May 2021 — A disturbing pattern of indiscriminate hostilities impacting residential areas in recent days in the Hudaydah governorate has resulted in yet more reports of civilian losses and injuries. There are…
Mr. President, Excellencies, Members of the Security Council, The past week has seen a deadly escalation between Israeli military forces and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza that is the most serious we have seen in years. We…