01 Aug 2017 - Visit of the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix
Good morning everyone. I am really happy to be here.
This is my second visit to South Sudan in a couple of months and my first visit as Undersecretary General for Peacekeeping...
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
12 Jul 2017 - Remarks to the media by David Shearer,
Special Representative of the Secretary-General,
12 July 2017,
Juba, South Sudan
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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....
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...
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...