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UNSMIL calls for independent investigation into disappearance of HoR member Ibrahim Al-Dersi and circulating torture video
TRIPOLI - UNSMIL is alarmed by the video circulating on social media purporting to show House of Representatives member, Ibrahim Al-Dersi detained, chained and with visible signs of torture. Our thoughts are with his family…
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UNMISS condemns air strikes in Fangak, calls for an immediate ceasefire
JUBA - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) condemns continuing air strikes in Fangak, Jonglei state, which have led to civilian deaths, injuries and displacement as well as the destruction of humanitarian…
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World Press Freedom Day: un in Afghanistan urges protection of media freedoms
KABUL - On World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations in Afghanistan expresses its solidarity with the country’s media sector, where challenges including de facto authority restrictions and economic constraints are…
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UNSMIL-established Advisory Committee concludes its deliberations on the contentious issues in the electoral legal framework
TRIPOLI - The Advisory Committee, established by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), completed its deliberations yesterday and finalized a set of options to address contentious issues in Libya’s current…
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At least 1,617 people killed in the first quarter of 2025 in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, 30 April 2025: During the first quarter of 2025, the human rights situation in Haiti remained extremely worrying, marked by mass crimes, kidnappings and sexual violence. Between 1 January and 31 March 2025, at…
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UNSMIL warns against unilateral actions, calls for political actors to focus on establishing a consensual path to elections
TRIPOLI - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is concerned about recent political and security developments and warns against the risk of escalatory unilateral actions by political and security actors. UNSMIL…
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UNMISS calls for immediate restoration of calm in Morobo and Yei counties
JUBA - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is deeply concerned by reports of clashes between the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces and Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in Opposition in Morobo and Yei counties…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the situation in Yemen
The Secretary-General is gravely concerned about the airstrikes conducted by the United States over the course of 17 and 18 April in and around Yemen’s port of Ra’s Isa, which reportedly resulted in scores of civilian…
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Civilians in South Sudan continue to bear the brunt of sub-national violence
JUBA - Civilians in South Sudan continue to bear the brunt of violence, with a concerning 51 percent increase in victims harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and other armed groups, as well as a similar rise in…
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Remarks by Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), to the Security Council
Mr. President, Thank you for the opportunity to brief on the situation in South Sudan as outlined in the Security-General’s report submitted to this Council. Since my last briefing, there has been a sharp deterioration in the…