Secretary-General’s Remarks at Web Summit Lisbon, 6 November 2017 [As Delivered]
Welcome to Lisbon, welcome to the Web Summit Day. I am an engineer and, for the time being, I am also Secretary-General of the United Nations and we are all here because we believe in the force of Science, Innovation and Technology. From my perspective, what is important is to combine innovation and…
Statement of the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union on the publication of the Electoral Calendar in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahama Addis Ababa, 7 November 2017: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, notes with satisfaction the publication by the Independent National Electoral Commission of the Democratic Republic of…
DR Congo: Security Council underscores need to bring killers of UN experts to justice
Reiterating the need to bring to justice the killers of two United Nations expert in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Security Council urged the country’s authorities to continue to cooperate with investigations into the incident. The experts, Michael Sharp of the United States and Zaida…
Ms. Kim Bolduc of Canada - Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)
Ms. Kim Bolduc of Canada - Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Kim Bolduc of Canada as his Deputy Special Representative for the United…
UNMIL supports Environmental Campaign in Bentol City
Bentol City – On 07 November 2017, United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) through the Quick Impact Projects (QIP) funded a Hygiene sensitization movement for prone communities. The project executed by the Universal Empowerment Missions will entail capacity-building to four communities of…
UNIFIL head underscores cooperation during regular tripartite meeting with LAF and IDF officials
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the UN position at Ras Al Naqoura. Discussions centered on issues related to the…
UNFICYP welcomes new Senior Police Advisor
NICOSIA, 7 Novemer 2017 - On 1 November 2017, Assistant Chief of Police Ann-Kristin Kvilekval of Norway began her duties as UNFICYP’s new Senior Police Advisor. She brings with her 26 years of policing experience and more than three years of UN peacekeeping mission experience with the United Nations…
Joint Communique - The African Union and the United Nations welcome the publication of the electoral calendar in the DRC and urge for consensus on the electoral process
Addis Ababa, 9th November, 2017: The African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security Smail Chergui, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Said Djinnit, and the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and…
‘Leave no stone unturned’ to secure aid funding for Central African Republic, senior UN official urges
One out of every four people in Central African Republic (CAR) is either displaced or living as a refugee in another country, a senior United Nations official said Thursday, urging the international community to provide more resources for a humanitarian plan that up to now is only partially funded.…