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The Secretary-General is saddened at the passing of Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Erskine, of Ghana, at the age of 86. Lt. Gen. Erskine served as UNIFIL’s first Force Commander from 1978 to 1981, a particularly difficult time for south…

Dear Colleagues and family members, We gather to remember and honour United Nations personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty over the course of last year. While we unfortunately cannot yet gather in person, this…

I would like to thank the Vietnamese Presidency for organizing this open debate and for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on what has been a key priority since taking office: cooperation between the United Nations…

Mr. President, Excellencies, Let me first congratulate His Excellency Foreign Minister Bui Son on his appointment and welcome him to the United Nations. I thank Viet Nam for putting this important issue on the agenda and…

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the complex attack undertaken today by armed elements, against the camp of the UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in…

It is a pleasure to greet the peacekeeping partners who have gathered for this event. I thank the Government of the Netherlands for bringing us together. Three years ago, I launched the Action for Peacekeeping initiative…

Ahead of the presidential election in the Republic of the Congo on 21 March, the Secretary-General calls on all stakeholders to work towards a peaceful electoral process. He stresses the need to respect civil and political…

Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General Following the consultations conducted on behalf of the Secretary-General by a senior UN official, Ms. Jane Holl Lute, over the past several months, the Secretary-General…

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General The Secretary-General condemns the looting of the first site, Saraf Umrah in Darfur, handed over to the Sudanese authorities following the end of the UNAMID mandate in…

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General The Secretary-General strongly condemns today’s attack against a joint field mission of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Kibumba, near Goma, North Kivu, by unidentified…

Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for your invitation and for your close cooperation for peace and development in the Sahel. Despite recent promising developments, including the peaceful holding of…

The Secretary-General condemns the complex attack by unidentified armed elements against a temporary operating base of the United Nations Integrated Stabilization Mission for Mali (MINUSMA) in Kerena, Douentza region. The…