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Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo's remarks at the Peacebuilding Commission’s Meeting on ‘Enhancing the leading role of women in peacebuilding and sustaining peace efforts’
Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen. It is a pleasure for me to address this special meeting of the Peacebuilding Commission. I am pleased to welcome Ms. Sima Bahous, newly appointed Executive Director of UN Women, and I am looking forward to working together in advancing the Women…
This Week in DPPA: 9 - 15 October
This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. DiCarlo introduces our latest reports on elections and Special Political Missions Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo took part on 12 October in meetings of the General…
This Week in DPPA: 16 - 22 October 2021
This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. DiCarlo in Libya and Tunisia Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo was in Libya for a five-day visit this week. In Tripoli on 18 October she met Prime Minister Abdul Hamid…
Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa Parfait Onanga-Anyanga Briefing to the Security Council on Resolution 2046 (Sudan/South Sudan) - 27 October 2021
Mr President, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on progress in the implementation of Resolution 2046, which concerns outstanding bilateral issues between Sudan and South Sudan and the situation in South Kordofan and Blue Nile states. Since I am addressing the Security…
This Week in DPPA: 23 - 29 October 2021
This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Security Council Special Envoy warns of wider regional implications after unrest in Sudan Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa…
This Week in DPPA: 30 October - 5 November 2021
This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Climate Security ASG Pobee participates in COP26 side event on climate, peace and stability Martha Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Africa, participated virtually on…
USG Rosemary DiCarlo's Opening Remarks at the 16th UN Police Week
Dear colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to join you for this year’s United Nations Police Week. I would like to start by commending you and your colleagues for your continued dedication to protecting the communities we serve, particularly during a crisis as complex as the COVID-19…
DiCarlo: Risk of Ethiopia descending into a widening civil war is only too real
Remarks to the Security Council on Ethiopia, Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo Mr. President, Thank you for this opportunity to brief the Security Council on the situation in Ethiopia. And I welcome today the participation of President Olusegun Obasanjo, African Union High Representative for…
This Week in DPPA: 6 - 12 November 2021
This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. DiCarlo in Paris Conference on Libya Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo led the UN delegation at the Paris Conference on Libya on 12 November on behalf of Secretary-General…
This Week in DPPA: 13 - 19 November 2021
This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Security Council “Prevention is not a political tool but a practical pathway to peace” Addressing the Security Council on 16 November, Secretary-General António Guterres…
This Week in DPPA: 20 - 26 November 2021
This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Security Council Hennis-Plasschaert: “Iraq cannot afford its national interest to be neglected” Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and…