Security Council
Special Envoy Griffiths strongly condemns attack on Saudi Arabia
When briefing the Security Council on the situation in Yemen on 16 September, Special Envoy Martin Griffiths strongly condemned the attack on ARAMCO facilities in Saudi-Arabia on Saturday, 14 September. "At a minimum, this kind of action carries the risk of dragging Yemen into a regional conflagration," he told the Council.
Read his full statement here
Mladenov: "I unequivocally condemn all attacks on Palestinian and Israeli civilians”
Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov briefed the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East on 20 September. "I unequivocally condemn all attacks on Palestinian and Israeli civilians, including settler-related violence, and call on all sides to refrain from violence and to clearly and unequivocally condemn attacks when they occur. All perpetrators must be held accountable for their crimes," he said.
Read his full statement here
Colombia
President visits a reintegration area
Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, accompanied the visit of Colombian President Ivan Duque to the Miravalle, Caquetá Territorial Area for Training and Reintegration on 18 September to dialogue with ex-combatants and community members about the progress and challenges of the reintegration process and the security guarantees. "Those who are committed to demobilization, disarmament, reintegration, the principles of truth, justice, reparation, and non-repetition will always have the support of our government”, affirmed the president.
Meanwhile, the SRSG said the President and the Government’s commitment to the reintegration of ex-combatants and to matters that are important for improving the situation of communities affected by the conflict has been very clear. “That commitment sustains the optimism of the United Nations to continue supporting the implementation of the Agreement,” he added.
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Great Lakes
Special Envoy visits the UK and France
Huang Xia, Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, visited the United Kingdom and France this week. In London, he met with government officials, civil society actors and experts from the private sector at Chatham House and briefed them on recent developments in the region. In Paris, he met with Louise Mushikiwabo, Secretary-General of Organisation internationale de la Francophonie at the OIF headquarters on 18 September.
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Somalia
Key role of Somali youth in peace efforts highlighted in meeting with Head of UN Peacebuilding chief
Together with Special Representative James Swan, Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, met with members of the Youth Advisory Board in Mogadishu on 15 September. “The fact that you have been selected to represent the wider constituency, reflects very much the spirit of how the United Nations, the Secretary-General’s envoy to Somalia and his team can benefit from your wisdom, your engagement and your opinions about what the UN is doing and could do much better,” Mr. Fernandez-Taranco said.
Read the full story on UNSOM’s website
New Deputy Special Representative arrives in Somalia
Mr. Adam Abdelmoula of Sudan started his tenure as Deputy Special Representative, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia on 15 September.
Read more about the appointment of Mr. Abdelmoula here
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Sri Lanka
Youth Peace Panel launched in Sri Lanka
UN in Sri Lanka marked the International Day of Peace on 17 September with the publication of the key findings of a study on ‘The Potential Role of Young Leaders and Volunteers in Preventing Violent Extremism in Sri Lanka’ and the launch of the ‘Youth Peace Panel’, funded by the Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund. The study was commissioned by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and UN Volunteers (UNV). The launch of the ‘Youth Peace Panel’ introduced 30 young peace advocates from all nine of the country’s provinces. The Panel is independent and nonpartisan group. It aims to connect young people at grassroots level with key decision-makers and platforms to contribute towards peacebuilding efforts in Sri Lanka.
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Iraq
Special Representative visits IDP camp in Fallujah
The Special Representative for Iraq and Head of UNAMI, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, visited Ameriyat al-Fallujah camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) on 15 September. Mohammed al-Halbousi, Iraqi Parliament Speaker, accompanied the Special Representative. They heard about the obstacles IDPs face in attempting to return to their areas of origin.
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Afghanistan
Participants of UN-backed TV series call for urgent ceasefire and a peaceful solution to end the war
Participants of a UNAMA-backed television programme in the western province of Herat have added their voice to calls for an end to the conflict and the continuing harm combatants inflict upon civilians across the country. Speaking during a televised programme on Chekad TV in Herat, panellists representing civil society, religious and provincial authorities echoed Afghans across the country in calling for an urgent ceasefire and a peaceful solution to end the war. They expressed dismay that the conflict is escalating and further harming civilians, including women and children.
Read the full story on UNAMA’s website
New York
Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo joins Twitter
Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo launched her personal Twitter account on 20 September.
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Interview with SRSG Tadamichi Yamamoto
While in New York to brief the Security Council, Tadamichi Yamamoto, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of UNAMA was interviewed about the intra-Afghan dialogue, elections, civilian casualties and on how to safeguard the gains achieved over the past 18 years.
Watch the interview here
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New online course on Sustaining Peace
Learn how to apply the concepts of Sustaining Peace and the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus in various contexts through the UN online course, “Introduction to Sustaining Peace”. The UN System Staff College (UNSSC) has opened registration for the second edition of the online course. Course materials were developed in collaboration with the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO), the Development Coordination Office (DCO) and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). The training will provide participants with up-to-date information on sustaining peace and articulate how it relates to peacekeeping, peacebuilding, development, and humanitarian action.
Read more about the course here
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