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2023

  • 9 мая 2023

    On 10 May, UNOAU and Amani Africa convened a Policy Dialogue 'Towards a Renewed AU-UN Partnership: Financing of African Union-led Peace Support...

  • 9 мая 2023

    Recalling the proclamation in 1993 by the United Nations General Assembly that established 03 May as World Press Freedom Day, the Deputy Special Representative of the United...

  • 9 мая 2023

    The impact of ongoing violence among rival military parties in Sudan is threatening to derail bilateral political progress with neighbouring South Sudan, worsen the fragile humanitarian situation, and pose fresh risks, top UN officials warned the Security Council on Tuesday.

  • 9 мая 2023

    Haiti needs “urgent” support from the international community to stop the suffering of people at the hands of violent gangs who have been shooting people at random and burning them alive, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, warned on Tuesday.

  • 9 мая 2023

    The top UN official involved in the Middle East peace process raised the alarm on Tuesday following an Israeli military operation which reportedly killed more than a dozen Palestinians, including three commanders from the militant group, Islamic Jihad.

  • 9 мая 2023

    The values of human dignity and freedom, enshrined in the UN’s founding Charter in 1945, have never been so under threat, warned the Secretary-General on Tuesday, delivering a wide-ranging speech in Spain after receiving the Carlos V European Award.

  • 8 мая 2023

    I am deeply disturbed by the 7 May demolition by Israeli authorities of a European Union-funded Palestinian primary school for the children of Jubbet adh Dhib village, east of Bethlehem, in Area C of the occupied West Bank, directly affecting the education of at least 40 children.

    The demolition followed an Israeli court order citing safety concerns in response to a petition by a...

  • 8 мая 2023

    The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned the looting of the World Food Programme’s (WFP) main offices in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, over the weekend, describing it as “violation” of humanitarian facilities.

  • 8 мая 2023

    Amid the ongoing deadly power struggle between the top military leaders of Sudan, evacuations have begun, including as part of India’s Operation Kaveri, which has helped more than 3,500 Indian citizens living in the country. Raghuveer Sharma is one of them. He gave UN News a first-hand account of the tragic situation unfolding in Sudan.

  • 7 мая 2023

    UN OSESG-GL / Penangnini Toure: Secretary-General António Guterres addressing the 11th high-level meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation...

  • 6 мая 2023

    At a time when more than 100 armed groups are plaguing communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with grave human rights violations and sexual violence, the UN chief said on Saturday that swift, bolstered efforts must end the chronic cycle of conflict in the natural resources-rich Great Lakes region of Africa.

  • 5 мая 2023
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    This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. 

    Sudan

    SRSG Perthes continues his work in Port Sudan as violence continues

    This week, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Volker Perthes, working out of Port Sudan, continued his efforts to seek an immediate halt to the violence, with a view to reaching an agreement on a durable cessation of hostilities in Sudan. Working alongside partners in the Trilateral Mechanism (the African Union (AU), Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and United Nations), as well as key Member States, Perthes stayed in close contact with the warring parties.  SRSG Perthes is also engaging with the conflict parties on the facilitation of humanitarian access and provision of assistance.  

    Security Council

    Switzerland announces Security Council programme of work for May 

    Switzerland assumed the presidency for the month of May. Briefings from the heads of the following special political missions are scheduled: Yemen, UNAMI, UNITAMS, Middle East Peace Process, and Syria. 

    Peacebuilding

    ASG Elizabeth Spehar's Nairobi visit advances peacebuilding efforts  

    Earlier this week in Nairobi, on the sidelines of the UN Sustainable Development Group principals meeting, the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, Elizabeth Spehar, interacted with UN and national actors working in peacebuilding in Kenya. ASG Spehar, together with the Resident Coordinator, met with the National Steering Committee on Peacebuilding and Conflict Management to discuss the review of Kenya’s Peacebuilding Architecture. The ASG joined a reflection session with Kenyan state and non-state peacebuilding actors that have received support from the Peacebuilding Fund to contribute to peaceful elections.   

     

    Discussion on Integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) into Peacebuilding Highlights Need for Awareness and Collaboration

    On 4 May, the countries of the Group of Friends of Integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) into Peacebuilding (Bahrain, Belgium, Canada and Ecuador) convented an event to discuss the issue, together with DPPA and UNDP. Awa Dabo, Deputy Head of DPPA/PBSO, underlined the need, in opening remarks, for increased awareness and advocacy, funding, as well as sharing of lessons learned and good practices on the topic from recent meetings of the Peacebuilding Commission and projects funded through the Peacebuilding Fund. Participants from The Gambia, South Sudan and Iraq, among others, explained that MHPSS and peacebuilding projects need to be context-driven and designed collaboratively to localize formal concepts. This would enhance sustainability of interventions to cope with everyday psychosocial stressors and the mental load of conflict. Over 100 people attended the event held at the Permanent Mission of Canada and online.

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    Peacebuilding Commission

    “Futureproofing Trust for Sustaining Peace” 

    The Peacebuilding Commission submitted written advice to the Council for its 3 May open debate “Futureproofing Trust for Sustaining Peace.” In its advice, the Commission called for a comprehensive approach to peacebuilding, placing greater emphasis on actions that have an impact on the ground. The Commission also encouraged the Council to emphasize inclusivity as the key to advancing national peacebuilding priorities to ensure full, equal and meaningful participation of women and the inclusion of youth.  

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    Great Lakes

    Paving the way for a regional summit on peace and security in the Great Lakes region 

    Heads of State and Government from the signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region will meet in Bujumbura, Burundi, on 6 May 2023 for the 11th Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Framework. The meeting will review progress and challenges in the implementation of the commitments under the Framework signed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 24 February 2013. In preparation for this high-level summit, a technical meeting was held on 2 May 2023 followed by a meeting of ministers of Foreign Affairs on 4 May. Both meetings were attended by representatives of the Guarantor institutions of the Framework agreement: the African Union, the UN, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, and the Southern African Development Community. Other participants included representatives of the signatory countries of the Framework agreement, as well as youth organizations and the Advisory Board for Women, Peace and Security in the Great Lakes region. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is among the high officials to attend the regional summit in Bujumbura. 

     

    Iraq

    UN top officials meet with Iraqi politicians; UNAMI celebrates World Press Freedom Day; Office of Electoral Assistance holds workshops; Human Rights Office hosts roundtable on due process  

    On 2 May, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, and her two deputies, Claudio Cordone and Ghulam Isaczai, met in Baghdad with the Iraqi Minister of Environment, Nizar Amedi. The meeting focused on the many environmental challenges facing Iraq, including water security. On 1 May, the SRSG met with National Security Adviser, Qassem Al-Araji. They discussed the political and security situation. On 3 May, UNAMI celebrated the 30th annual World Press Freedom Day at an event at the Iraqi Journalist Syndicate in Baghdad, recognizing the critical role of a free and independent media in promoting democracy, accountability, and human rights. In his remarks, DSRSG Cordone called on all attendees to stand in solidarity with journalists and to hold those who seek to silence them accountable for their actions. From 2-3 May, the UNAMI Office of Electoral Assistance, with operational support from UNOPS, organized a workshop with civil society organizations, to review measures to enhance electoral participation in the Kurdistan Region. On 3 May, the UNAMI Human Rights Office held a roundtable discussion with the Iraqi Ministry of Interior personnel in Maysan on the due process rights of defendants under Iraqi and international law. Participants discussed the Iraqi and international human rights law framework protecting the right to legal counsel, the right to remain silent and the right to an adequate defense. 

    Lebanon

    UN Special Coordinator Consults with Lebanese and Foreign Stakeholders 

    This week, UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka met with Lebanese representatives to stress the need for solutions to end the presidential vacuum. She met with caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi and underlined the importance of ensuring continuity in the work of state institutions and the delivery of services to citizens. In meetings with Members of Parliament, Wronecka said that all sides have a common responsibility to expedite the fulfilment of the crucial milestones lying ahead and to push forward the reform roadmap. The security situation was the focus of the Special Coordinator’s discussions with the LAF Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun and the Acting head of General Security B. Gen. Elias Baissari. Most of the Special Coordinator’s meetings addressed the issue of Syrian refugees and the importance of adhering to international law.   

    UNSCOL Joins Commemoration of World Press Freedom Day 

    On 3 May, the UN, Lebanon’s Ministry of Information, the media as well civil society activities, academics and students marked World Press Freedom Day at a conference organized by UNESCO-Beirut. Focusing on the global theme of “Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights,” the conference elaborated on press freedom as an underpinning of all other human rights. UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka paid tribute to the critical work and sacrifices of journalists in Lebanon and around the world and underlined how the media in Lebanon needs a safe and conducive environment, reinforced by a modern and progressive media law and media ethics, to inform and empower society. She hoped the Lebanese Parliament would expedite the discussion and adoption of a recently proposed enhanced media law.  

    New top officials for Somalia and West Africa and the Sahel 

    On 3 May, Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Catriona Laing of the United Kingdom as his new Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia. On 2 May, the Secretary-General announced the appointment of Leonardo Santos Simão of Mozambique as his new Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS).  

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    Latest newsletter from the Security Council Affairs Division  

    This week, the Security Council Affairs Division of DPPA published the April edition of “Security Council in Review” this week. The newsletter features the highlights of the Council’s work under the presidency of Russia. It outlines the key topics covered, including briefings on The Middle East, including the Palestinian question (6 and 25 April), Afghanistan (6 and 27 April), Sudan (17 and 25 April) and the Middle East (17 and 27 April) were the most frequently considered country- or region-specific items in open and closed discussions. Other country or region-specific items considered by the Council included: Colombia, Great Lakes region, Haiti,Kosovo, Libya, Mali, Nonproliferation/Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Western Sahara. Under other matters (AOB), Council members discussed Myanmar and Sudan. 

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    Colombia

    Colombia holds third round of peace talks with ELN in Cuba 

    On 2 May, Colombia’s government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) began their third round of negotiations in Havana, Cuba, with the accompaniment of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu. SRSG Ruiz Massieu welcomed the start of the third round of talks and expressed confidence that they would achieve progress, including on such questions as the ceasefire and the participation of society. He also thanked the Government of Cuba for its commitment to the peacebuilding process in Colombia, now as guarantor of the peace talks between the Government of Colombia and ELN, and for its generous hospitality in hosting this third cycle. 

  • 5 мая 2023

    Last month’s discriminatory decision by the Taliban de facto authorities to ban Afghan women from working for the United Nations...

  • 5 мая 2023

    Armed groups – both local and foreign – must lay down their arms in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and efforts must be redoubled to advance a lasting, sustainable peace in the region, the UN chief said on Friday during his first visit to the African nation as Secretary-General.

  • 5 мая 2023

    Recurring attacks by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continue to drive forced displacement and extreme hardship for millions of Congolese, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.

  • 5 мая 2023

    The policy dialogue jointly convened by Amani Africa and the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) will take place in a hybrid...

  • 4 мая 2023

    From 3 to 5 May, UNOAU participated in a policy dialogue on ‘Advancing Youth Peacebuilding Agenda Through Knowledge’ organized...

  • 4 мая 2023

    In a round of meetings with Lebanese representatives, UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka stressed the urgent need for solutions to...

  • 4 мая 2023

    Heads of State and Government from the signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region will meet in Bujumbura, Burundi, on 6 May...

  • 4 мая 2023

    New York, 5 May 2023

    I send my warmest wishes to the millions around the world celebrating the Day of Vesak, which marks the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha.

    The ideals celebrated on this sacred day have a deep resonance with the goals of our United Nations: understanding among peoples, the pursuit of harmony, the...

  • 4 мая 2023

    With 860,000 people projected to flee the fighting in Sudan for neighbouring countries, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and partners on Thursday appealed for $445 million to assist the displaced through October. 

  • 4 мая 2023

    The international community must provide greater protection to artists caught up in armed conflict, political instability, and natural disasters, the UN Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said in a new report titled Defending Creative Voices, published on Thursday. 

  • 4 мая 2023

    The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine issued a statement on Thursday saying he and colleagues were “appalled and saddened” at the series of airstrikes and attacks, which have killed and injured dozens of civilians there.

  • 3 мая 2023

    Tripoli – 3 May 2023 – To recognize the critical work by Libyan partners to clear mines and explosive remnants of war across Libya, representatives of the...

  • 3 мая 2023

     

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  • 3 мая 2023

    UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka, Lebanese caretaker Minister of Information Ziad Makary and UNESCO representative in Beirut Costanza Farina

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  • 3 мая 2023

    Mogadishu – Marking World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations in Somalia today acknowledged the vital work carried out by the country’s media and reaffirmed its commitment to support...

  • 3 мая 2023

    On Wednesday, a large group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts expressed concern over the possibly imminent execution of three members of the Howeitat tribe in Saudi Arabia, urging authorities to stop the process.

  • 3 мая 2023

    Fighting in Sudan must stop now before the conflict and the spreading humanitarian catastrophe further ravage the country, and the region, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday.

  • 3 мая 2023

    Human rights provide the “best antidote” to prevent conflict and instability, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, told the Security Council on Wednesday. 

  • 3 мая 2023

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    I am pleased to be here with you.  During my two-day visit, I have had positive engagements with the authorities in Sanaa. We had frank, detailed and...

  • 3 мая 2023

    New York – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Catriona Laing of the United Kingdom as his new Special...

  • 3 мая 2023

    KABUL - On World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations expresses serious concern for the future of Afghanistan’s media, with journalists forced to work in climate of...

  • 3 мая 2023

    DOHA, QATAR - Media stakeout following the UN Secretary-General’s two-day of special envoys on Afghanistan.

     

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    DOHA, QATAR - UN Secretary-General’s media stakeout in the Qatari capital, Doha, following two-day meeting of special envoys on Afghanistan.

     

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  • 2 мая 2023

    On May 3, 2023, Ms. Hester Adriana Paneras, Head of Institutional and Operational Partnership Service at UNOAU, participated on the panel at the launch of the Challenges Forum Mission Leadership Digital Tool...

  • 2 мая 2023

    The UN, Lebanon’s Ministry of Information, the media as well civil society activities, academics and students marked on 3 May the World Press Freedom Day at a conference organized by UNESCO-...

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    New York, 3 May 2023

    For three decades, on World Press Freedom Day, the international community has celebrated the work of journalists and media workers.

    This day highlights a basic truth: all our freedom depends on press freedom.

    Freedom of the press is the foundation of democracy and justice. It gives all of us the facts we need to shape opinions and...

  • 2 мая 2023

    Tripoli — As Libya moves toward establishing electoral laws, female members of the High Council of State and the House of Representatives have...

  • 1 мая 2023

    From 1 to 2 May, the United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, visited Ethiopia to engage with the African Union Commission (AUC) leadership on strategies to...

  • 1 мая 2023

    Special Envoy Huang Xia took part, along with hundreds of stakeholders and development partners engaged in the fight against the illicit exploitation and trade of natural...

  • 1 мая 2023

    The World Food Programme (WFP) has lifted a temporary suspension of operations in Sudan as fighting between rival military groups pushes millions into hunger, Executive Director Cindy McCain announced on Monday. 

  • 1 мая 2023

    Peacekeepers working for the United Nations in some of the world’s most dangerous environments are “ordinary people striving to achieve extraordinary outcomes” according to a new exhibition marking 75 years of UN peacekeeping operations.

  • 1 мая 2023

    A new photo exhibit on UN Peacekeeping opened at Headquarters on Monday, honouring the service and sacrifice of uniformed and civilian peacekeepers as it marks its 75th anniversary.

  • 1 мая 2023

    The World Food Programme (WFP) has lifted a temporary suspension of operations in Sudan as fighting between rival military groups pushes millions into hunger, Executive Director Cindy McCain announced on Monday. 

  • 30 апр 2023

    TRIPOLI – 30 April 2023 – As a young man Khaled Alwadawi picked up the remnants of a rocket that had landed near his house in Misrata and took it to the local police...