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UNMISS PoC sites Update No.172

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.172
24 Jul 2017 - UNMISS PoC sites Update No.172
UN SG - REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON ENHANCING AFRICAN CAPACITIES IN THE AREAS OF PEACE AND SECURITY

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON ENHANCING AFRICAN CAPACITIES IN THE AREAS OF PEACE AND SECURITY New York, 19 July 2017 [as delivered]
19 Jul 2017 - Mr. President, Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Members of the Council, Let me begin by thanking the government of China for convening this meeting to focus on enhancing African capacities in the areas of peace and security. In my first days as Secretary-General, I...
UNMISS SRSG: battle position around orphanage in Torit

UNMISS SRSG David Shearer Remarks to Media - 12 July
12 Jul 2017 - Remarks to the media by David Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, 12 July 2017, Juba, South Sudan CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY I would like to focus on three key issues, President Kiir’s Independence Day speech and the situation in Torit as a well as Pagak....
UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 171

UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 171
04 Jul 2017 - UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 171
UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 170

UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 170
27 Jun 2017 - UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 170
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.169

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.169
22 Jun 2017 - UNMISS PoC sites Update No.169
“Nimble and pro-active” peacekeeping response to be replicated in other crisis situations in South Sudan

“Nimble and pro-active” peacekeeping response to be replicated in other crisis situations in South Sudan
21 Jun 2017 - United Nations peacekeepers in South Sudan have been praised by the most senior UN official in the country for a “nimble and pro-active” response in support of humanitarians dealing with an emergency. David Shearer, the Head of the UN peacekeeping mission in...
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.168

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.168
12 Jun 2017 - UNMISS PoC sites Update No.168
Briefing to the IGAD Extraordinary Summit on the Situation in South Sudan

Briefing to the IGAD Extraordinary Summit on the Situation in South Sudan
12 Jun 2017 - Mr. Chairman, Prime Minister Hailemairiam, Excellencies and distinguished delegates, I thank you for the opportunity to address this Assembly of Heads of State and Government of IGAD. The United Nations commitment to partnership was reaffirmed in the IGAD, AU and UN joint...
Cessation of hostilities agreement between Dinka Bor and Murle “first step to dialogue and engagement”

Cessation of hostilities agreement between Dinka Bor and Murle “first step to dialogue and engagement”
09 Jun 2017 - A cessation of hostilities agreement between warring ethnic groups in the Jonglei region is a “first step to dialogue and engagement but we now need to build on that and show that there is a real dividend for peace,” the head of UN peacekeeping in South Sudan, UNMISS, has said...