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UNMISS PoC site Update No.135
UNMISS PoC site Update No.135
Statement by United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson at the World Humanitarian Day event in New York (19 August 2016).
Distinguished participants and performers, Dear Friends, Today is a day to remember sacrifices and to honor courageous action. Today is also a day of celebrating our common humanity and our determination to live up to the values and principles of the UN Charter. On this World Humanitarian Day, we…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on South Sudan (Terrain)
The Secretary-General is alarmed by the preliminary findings of a fact finding investigation by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) into the attack on Hotel Terrain in Juba on 11 July, in which one person was killed and several civilians were raped and brutally beaten by men in…
UN Secretary-General welcomes IGAD Plus agreement on protection force: full statement
Statement attributable to the Spokesman of the Secretary-General on South Sudan The Secretary-General welcomes the communique of the Heads of State and Government of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Plus countries. He commends the IGAD leaders for their decisive action and…
UNMISS Statement on incidents of Sexual violence in the July 2016 conflict in Juba South Sudan
Over the last few weeks, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has received deeply disturbing reports of widespread sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, of women and young girls, by soldiers in uniform and also by unidentified armed groups of men in plainclothes. These…
JMEC statement demands freedom of movement and accountability for ceasefire violations
The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) which oversees the implementation of the South Sudan peace agreement, has expressed deep concern about the prevailing situation in the country. In a statement, the group condemns the latest armed confrontation between the SPLA-IG and SPLA-IO.…
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FRIENDSHIP
Poverty, violence, human rights abuses and other major problems on the global agenda have in common a failure to respect fundamental norms and values developed over millennia. When greed supersedes concerns about the health of our planet or its inhabitants, when fanatic attachment to ideology is…
Secretary-General’s remarks at IGAD Extraordinary Summit [as prepared]
Secretary-General’s remarks at IGAD Extraordinary Summit [as prepared]
STATEMENT BY H.E. FESTUS G. MOGAE, CHAIRPERSON OF JMEC, TO THE IGAD HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT SUMMIT
STATEMENT BY H.E. FESTUS G. MOGAE, CHAIRPERSON OF JMEC, TO THE IGAD HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT SUMMIT ON THE STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT ON THE RESOLUTION OF THE CONFLICT IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN. 16 JULY 2016 - KIGALI, RWANDA
UNMISS urges parties to deescalate tensions and lift movement restrictions
UNMISS urges parties to deescalate tensions and lift movement restrictions