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Security Council SRSG Perthes: Sudanese stakeholders are closer than they have ever been to a settlement Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan ( UNITAMS) Volker Perthes briefed the Security Council on 20 March on the…

Remarks by Ms. Rosemary A. DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Annual Donor Meeting New York, 28 March 2023 Excellencies, colleagues, friends – I would like to welcome you to DPPA’ Annual Donor meeting. This year we come together at an especially opportune time…

*Remarks in Portuguese here United Nations Security Council Open Debate Peace and Security in Africa - development policies and implementation of the Silencing the Guns Statement by Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General Mirko Manzoni New York, 30 March 2023 Mr. President; Excellencies; and Ladies…

This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. DPPA annual donor meeting shines spotlight on “booster effect” of Multi-Year Appeal On March 28, the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) held its annual…

Afghanistan Secretary-General condemns Taliban’s decision to ban Afghan women from working with the United Nations The United Nations strongly condemned a Taliban decision banning Afghan women from working for the Organization. The Secretary-General stressed that the ban also violates Afghanistan’s…

This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. USG DiCarlo begins trip to northeast Asia, meets with senior officials in China and Japan The Under-Secretary-General for Peacebuilding and Political Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo…

ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL KHALED KHIARI’S REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON NON-PROLIFERATION/DPRK New York, 17 April 2023 Mr. President, According to its official news agency, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched what it described as a new type of intercontinental ballistic…

This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Sudan Secretary-General strongly condemns outbreak of fighting in Sudan On 20 April, the Secretary-General, speaking to reporters following a meeting convened by the African…

This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Security Council Secretary-General warns Security Council that tensions between major powers at "historic high" On 24 April, the Security Council held an open debate on effective…

This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Sudan SRSG Perthes continues his work in Port Sudan as violence continues This week, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Volker Perthes, working out of Port Sudan…

This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Security Council Security Council issues press statement on situation in Haiti On 8 May, the members of the Security Council “expressed deep concern over the deteriorating…

Statement by Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs High-Level Special Meeting on the 75 th Commemoration of the Nakba  New York, 15 May 2023 Thank you, Mr. Chair. Your Excellency, President Abbas, thank you for your presence here today, honouring this…