Secretary-General António Guterres has underscored UN solidarity with all victims of terrorism and urged people everywhere to ensure they are never forgotten.
The UN in Somalia has strongly condemned a terrorist attack that took place on Sunday at the Elite Hotel in the capital Mogadishu, which reportedly killed at least 16 people and left many others injured.
In the wake of ongoing electoral-related unrest in Belarus, the top UN official in the country has requested an urgent meeting with authorities focused on the issue of human rights, according to a statement from her offic
Closely following the developments in Belarus, Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement on Friday underlining the importance of enabling all Belarusians to “exercise their civil and political rights”.
This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world.
COVID-19Afghanistan – Access to information more urgent than ever during COVID-19
Great Lakes – Roundtable on prevention of violence against women
Peacebuilding - Interview with the Resident Coordinator in Colombia For up-to-date information on COVID-19 and its impact, please visit:
Security CouncilSori-Coulibaly: “The people of Guinea-Bissau deserve a country with stable, transparent and independent State institutions” Closed briefing on Lebanon Ján Kubiš, Special Coordinator for Lebanon, and Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, on 11 August briefed the Council in a closed session that discussed the UN Secretary General’s latest report on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701. Read more here
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International Youth DayNortheast Asia - youth perspectives on peace, disarmament and non-proliferation
Lebanon – Role of youth in rebuilding Beirut after devastating blast The youth of Iraq – highlighting the engine of change Young people in Iraq are facing constant hurdles. A lack of livelihood opportunities and limited possibilities hinder their ability in striving to lead the development process in their country. In conjunction with International Youth Day, the United Nations family in Iraq celebrated individual initiatives by young women and men, to support communities through the pandemic. Read more here
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The UN chief is “deeply concerned” about the condition of the FSO Safer oil tanker, moored off the western coast of Yemen, his spokesperson said on Friday.
In the second quarter of 2020, well into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Multi-Year Appeal (MYA) was instrumental in translating the vision and priorities set out in the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs’ (DPPA) Strategic Plan for 2020-2022 into action. The new MYA is the most ambitious appeal for funding the Department has ever issued, seeking to mobilize $45 million for this year to meet increased demand and sustain our activities. By 30 June, the Department had received $20 million in contributions and pledges, leaving a funding gap of $25 million (appeal 45 per cent funded).
This is the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affair’s (DPPA) second summary report of its evaluative exercises. As a learning organization, the Department commissions several evaluative exercises—lessons learned studies and evaluations—every year. This report provides key findings and recommendations of evaluative exercises commissioned by the Department in 2019, on the experience of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala, CICIG; DPPA Liaison Presences; UN engagement in Kenya; the United Nations Mission in Colombia; DPA's 2016-2019 Strategic Plan and the UN’s preventive diplomacy in Gabon and the Gambia.
The United Nations stresses the urgency of resolving the ongoing threat posed by the Safer oil tanker, an aging floating storage and offloading vessel moored off Yemen’s west coast, 60 kilometres north of Hudaydah.
Since the beginning of the conflict in Yemen in 2015, the tanker has received almost no maintenance or upkeep while holding some 1.1 million barrels of crude oil. Safer’s structure, equipment and operating systems are deteriorating, leaving the tanker at...
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed a joint statement by the leaders of the United States, Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which suspends Israeli annexation plans over parts of the occupied West Bank, something the UN has consistently called for.
UN human rights experts on Thursday, strongly criticized the level of violence being used by security forces across Belarus against peaceful protesters and journalists, following five days of demonstrations over the disputed presidential election.
The lack of trust and cooperation among States, and the diminished faith in “the very multilateral institution that was designed to maintain global peace and security”, must be overcome, a high-level UN official told a prominent disarmament conference on Thursday.
New York – The Secretary-General of the United Nations presented, today, his report on Somalia to the Security Council.
...The flow of free information is “crucial” in a democratic society, the UN human rights chief said on Wednesday, spotlighting the landlocked eastern European nation of Belarus, “especially in a context of crisis and social unrest”.
COVID-19 threatens not only hard-won development and peacebuilding gains, but also “risks exacerbating conflicts or fomenting new ones”, the UN chief reminded the Security Council on Wednesday, during a briefing on the challenges to achieving sustainable peace, while pandemics ravage communities worldwide.
Recent clashes in Sudan’s Western Darfur region has driven more than 2,500 people across the border into neighbouring Chad, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has reported.
Entrenched political divisions in Guinea-Bissau pose a serious threat to stability in the West African country, the top UN official there told the Security Council on Monday, as she called for continued international engagement and for reforms outlined in a four-year old agreement, to be enacted.
The UN Secretary-General has appealed for restraint in Belarus, where ongoing clashes between police and demonstrators continue following disputed elections held on Sunday.
New York, 9 August, 2020
COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on more than 476 million indigenous people around the world.
Throughout history, indigenous peoples have been decimated by diseases brought from elsewhere, to which they had no immunity.
It is critical for countries to marshal the resources to respond to their needs,...
This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world.
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Press Briefing Note on Lebanon by Spokesperson of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
This week's horrific blast in Beirut has brought into sharp focus the need for the international community to step up and help Lebanon and its people at their time of crisis. Only a swift international response and sustained engagement will prevent many more lives being lost.
Four weeks ago, the High Commissioner...
Bogotá, 4 August 2020. Today, at the headquarters of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, the Special Representative and Head of the Mission, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, along with national and international officials, paid tribute to the memory and work of Mario Paciolla, a Mission volunteer who died last 15 July in San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá.
The ceremony began with a minute of silence. Then, the Special Representative, Ruiz Massieu, remembered Pacciolas's...
In response to questions asked at the noon briefing, the Spokesperson has the following to say:
We are deeply saddened by the death of our colleague in Colombia, Mr. Mario Paciolla, and we reiterate the expressions of condolences that have been extended to his family and the Government of Italy, as well as our gratitude for his service to the Verification Mission and the cause of peace in Colombia.
We...
Nairobi, 4 July 2020 –The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region has signed an agreement with the Norwegian Government in support of the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region.Norway and the Office of the Special Envoy have committed to a partnership programme to be implemented between August 2020 and August 2023, with a total budget of NOK...
Education is the key to personal development and the future of societies.
It unlocks opportunities and narrows inequalities.
It is the bedrock of informed, tolerant societies, and a primary driver of sustainable development.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the largest...
On behalf of the United Nations, United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis offered to Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab humanitarian and other assistance in the wake of the tragic catastrophe in Beirut. Newly arrived Deputy UN Special Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator Najat Rochdi will coordinate it with the respective authorities.
نيابة عن الامم المتحدة، اعرب المنسق الخاص في...
