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UN IN LIBYA Statement on “International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones”
On the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the UN family in Libya commemorates the adoption of Security Council resolution 1820 (2008) , on 19 June 2008 in which the Council condemned sexual…
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THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VIDEO REMARKS ON POLICY BRIEF: COVID-19 AND THE WORLD OF WORK
New York, 19 June 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world of work upside down. Every worker, every business and every corner of the globe has been affected. Hundreds of millions of jobs have been lost. Those toiling…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT
New York, 19 June 2020 Sexual violence in conflict is a brutal crime, mainly perpetrated against women and girls, but also affecting men and boys. It reverberates throughout communities and societies, perpetuating cycles of…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON WORLD DAY TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION AND DROUGHT
New York, 17 June 2020 The health of humanity depends on the health of the planet. Today, our planet is ailing. Land degradation affects some 3.2 billion people. Seventy 70 per cent of the world’s land has been transformed by…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILY REMITTANCES
New York, 16 June 2020 On the International Day of Family Remittances, and in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we recognize the determination of 200 million migrants who regularly send money home, and the 800 million…
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UN Denies Reports of Withdrawal from Lebanon
In response to speculative stories referring to possible UN withdrawal from Lebanon in some media outlets in the past days, the United Nations considers it necessary to deny such unsubstantiated speculations. The UN is not…
UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 282 - 5 -11 June
UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 282 - 11 June
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The Secretary-General message on the International Day of Family Remittances
U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILY REMITTANCES 16 June 2020 On the International Day of Family Remittances…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Libya
The Secretary-General is deeply shocked by the discovery of multiple mass graves in recent days, the majority of them in Tarhouna. The Secretary-General calls for a thorough and transparent investigation, and for the…
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Transmission of COVID-19 by asymptomatic cases
Global research on COVID-19 continues to be conducted, including how the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is transmitted. Current evidence suggests that most transmission occurs from symptomatic…