News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

15 - 21 August 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. COVID-19 Peacebuilding - Interview with the Resident Coordinator in The Gambia In the “Building Peace during the Pandemic” video series, Seraphine Wakana, UN…

22 - 28 August 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. COVID-19 Interview with the Resident Coordinator in Chad In the video series “Building Peace During the Pandemic”, Violet Kakyomya, UN Resident Coordinator in…

29 August - 4 September 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. COVID-19 Interview with the Resident Coordinator in Guatemala Building peace in Guatemala is a long-term process, and integrating conflict prevention…

Briefing to the Security Council on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on peace and security, Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo Mr. President, Thank you for the opportunity to update the Security Council on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on peace and security. It is sobering to realize…

5 - 11 September 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. COVID-19 Interview with the Resident Coordinator in Gabon In the latest installment of the video series, “Building Peace during the Pandemic”, Stephen…

Security Council Briefing on Syria, Special Envoy Geir O. Pedersen Thank you Mr. President (Ambassador Abdou Abarry, Niger), I begin today’s briefing recalling – as I did last month -- the deep suffering of the Syrian people, who in this almost full decade of conflict have experienced death, injury…

12 - 18 September 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. COVID-19 Afghanistan - Reducing violence is crucial in coping with the humanitarian crisis Continued violence during the COVID-19 pandemic is exasperating…

Thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the situation in Sudan and on the planning for our new mission in Sudan - UNITAMS. Mister President, When I addressed the Council on Sudan in April, I highlighted that COVID-19 was compounding the political, economic and…

19 - 25 September 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. The Work of Peace New virtual exhibit launched On the International Day of Peace on 21 September, DPPA launched a new mini-website/virtual exhibit entitled…

26 September - 2 October 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Security Council Mladenov: Settlement expansion and demolitions a continued threat to a two-State solution Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov on…

3 - 9 October 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Security Council La Lime: Key aspects of the elector process in Haiti must be addressed Special Representative Helen La Lime on 5 October updated the Security…

10 - 16 October 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Security Council Huang Xia: Encouraging progress in the Great Lakes region despite persisting challenges Special Envoy Huang Xia on 13 October briefed the…