FC meeting Swe. delegation
Meeting
On 12 December, MINURSO Force Commander Maj. Gen. (Pak. Ar.) Zia Ur Rehman received at Mission HQ a delegation of the Royal Swedish Armed Forces, comprising Lt. Col. (Swe. Ar.) Elisabeth Skoglund and Major (Swe. Ar.) Anders…
UN Secretary-General’s 2020 New Year’s Message
UN Secretary-General’s 2020 New Year’s Message
From here at the United Nations, I join you in welcoming the New Year. We enter 2020 with uncertainty and insecurity all around. Persistent inequality and rising hatred. A warring world and a warming planet. Climate change is…
The implementation of the Comprehensive Performance Assessment System in MINURSO
Following the launch of CPAS (Comprehensive Performance Assessment System) in December 2019, the Mission, between 19 January and 29 February 2020, embarked on an intensive training and working process involving all Mission…
MINURSO celebrates the International Women's Day
MINURSO celebrates the International Women's Day
On 04 March 2020, MINURSO organized a ceremony celebrating, in advance, the International Women's Day celebrated every year on the 8th of March. A female military parade was organized on the occasion that was attended by the…
Electronic Fuel Management System in MINURSO
During the week of 17 – 21 February 2020 a team from the Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT), DMSPC-DOS including Benjamin Marle and Boris Beigelman conducted introduction, setup, implementation, and…
Secretary-General's Briefing to Member States on the Organization's Response to COVID-19
Secretary-General's Briefing to Member States on the Organization's Response to COVID-19
I want to start by thanking the Presidents of the General Assembly, Security Council and the ECOSOC for their solidarity and for their determination and patience with which they have been facing the enormous practical and…
Jean-Pierre Lacroix
"The peacekeepers are not the remedy, but they have a role in fighting against the Covid-19"
This op-ed was initially published in French in Le Monde on 02 April 2020 . The COVID-19 pandemic is also developing in countries marred by armed conflict. In an op-ed featured in Le Monde, the head of United Nations…
MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR MINE AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE IN MINE ACTION
Decades ago, millions of landmines were buried in countries across the world. From Cambodia to Mozambique, in Angola and in Afghanistan, thousands of lives were lost, with others altered forever because of one unlucky step…
Mine clearance
MESSAGE PUBLIÉ À L’OCCASION DE LA JOURNÉE INTERNATIONALE POUR LA SENSIBILISATION AU PROBLÈME DES MINES ET L’ASSISTANCE À LA LUTTE ANTIMINES
Il y a des dizaines d’années, des millions de mines terrestres étaient enterrées un peu partout dans le monde. Du Cambodge au Mozambique et de l’Angola à l’Afghanistan, des milliers de vies ont été fauchées ou bouleversées à…
The UNSG Antonio Guterres
THE UNSG's REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mr. President, Thank you for convening this important discussion. The world faces its gravest test since the founding of this Organization. Every country is now grappling with or poised to suffer the devastating consequences…
Secretary-General's video message on COVID-19 and Misinformation
Secretary-General's video message on COVID-19 and Misinformation
As the world fights the deadly COVID-19 pandemic – the most challenging crisis we have faced since the Second World War – we are also seeing another epidemic, a dangerous epidemic of misinformation. Around the world, people…
The United Nations 75th anniversary and beyond.
The United Nations is marking its 75th anniversary at a time of great challenge
The United Nations is marking its 75th anniversary at a time of great challenge, including the worst global health crisis in its history. Will it bring the world closer together? Or will it lead to greater divides and…