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The UN Mission finalizes activities of neutralization of the FARC-EP armament
Bogota, 22 September 2017. The United Nations Mission in Colombia informs that, in accordance with the Peace Agreement between the Government of Colombia and the FARC-EP, the activities related to the laying down of weapons…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Yemen
New York The Secretary-General repeats his call for an immediate end to the fighting in Yemen to help stem the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in the country. He calls on the parties to agree, at the very minimum, on an…
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Statement Attributable to the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen
Geneva The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, strongly condemns the series of terrorist attacks on 17 June in Sana’a, including the bombing of three mosques, which have resulted in…
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Statement attributable to the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen
Geneva The United Nations Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, announces the start of preliminary inclusive consultations being organised under the auspices of the United Nations in…
UN Envoy for Yemen voices sadness at death of former Prime Minister Dr. Abdel Karim Al-Iryani
The Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, voices sadness at the death of Dr. Abdel Karim Al-Iryani who died today in a hospital in Frankfurt. Dr. Al-Iryani served previously as Yemen’s…
Security Council briefing on the situation in Yemen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed
Mr. President. Thank you for this opportunity to brief the Council on the latest developments in Yemen. Yemen is ablaze and the Yemeni population is in a catastrophic situation. The country is bleeding and its cities…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Yemen
The Secretary-General condemns the airstrikes by the Saudi-led Coalition that hit the Hayadeen Medical Hospital, run by Médecins Sans Frontières with support from UNICEF and the World Health Organization in Sa’dah governorate…
Yemen Peace Talks Kick off today in Switzerland
Switzerland, 15 December 2015- UN-sponsored consultations aimed at finding a durable settlement to the Yemen crisis started today in Switzerland. These consultations seek to establish a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire…
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Opening remarks of the UN Special Envoy at the Peace Talks in Switzerland, 15 December 2015
Peace be upon you all. On behalf of the Secretary-General, please allow me to thank you for coming. I would like to welcome you to Switzerland and I hope that this venue will help us to address the difficult task awaiting us…
UN Secretary General Welcomes the Start of the Peace Talks
New York, 15 December 2015- The Secretary-General welcomes the start of the Yemen peace talks today in Switzerland under the facilitation of his Special Envoy, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. After months of civil war and thousands…
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Yemen, briefs the Security Council. 17 February 2016. UN Photo/Loey Felipe
Security Council briefing on the situation in Yemen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed
Mr. President, Thank you for this opportunity to brief the Security Council once again on the latest developments in Yemen. It has been two months since the parties met in Switzerland, for the first face to face talks of the…
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the Secretary General's Special Envoy for Yemen. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas
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Message by Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed to Yemeni women on the occasion of the International Women’s Day 2016
On this day, the 8 th of March, the world celebrates every year the International Women’s Day. Women have been struggling for years in the past and they have always been present at the core of national, political and social…