Documents, Publications and Statements
Statements
All statements are in PDF format.
- 2016
- Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of
Genocide on the situation in South Sudan (11 July 2016) - Statement of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, on the
situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain (22 June 2016) - Statement of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, in
response to the escalation of islamophobia and homophobia following the events in
Orlando (16 June 2016) - Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on recent inflammatory rhetoric by President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia, targeting the Mandinka ethnic group (7 June 2016)
- Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation of civilians in the Syrian Arab Republic (9 May 2016)
- Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the
conviction of Radovan Karadzic for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity
(24 March 2016) - Statement by Jennifer Welsh Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on the Responsibility to Protect Thematic Panel Convened by the President of the General Assembly: “From Commitment to Implementation: Ten Years of the Responsibility to Protect” Trusteeship Council Chamber, United Nations (26 February 2016)
- Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and
Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in Yemen
(16 February 2016) - Statement by the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide and the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect on the situation of civilians in the Syrian Arab Republic (12 February 2016)
- Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of
- 2015
- Remarks by Dr. Jennifer Welsh Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect Security Council Arria Formula Meeting “The Responsibility to Protect and non-State actors” (14 December 2015)
- Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect in response to the recent escalation of Islamophobia and manifestations of intolerance.(14 December 2015)
- United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide marks the first observance
of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of
Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime (9 December 2015) - Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the
Responsibility to Protect, on the upcoming elections in Myanmar (4 November 2015) - Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, on the escalation of incitement to violence in Syria on religious grounds. (13 October 2015)
- Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, on accountability and reconciliation in Sri Lanka. (17 September 2015)
- Statement by Adama Dieng, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and Jennifer Welsh, UN Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in Yemen (15 September 2015)
- United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide welcomes the adoption of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime (14 September 2015)
- Statement by the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, and by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Pablo de Greiff, on the judicial process against the former de facto Head of State, José Efraín Ríos Montt, and the former Chief of Intelligence of Guatemala, José Mauricio Rodríguez Sánchez (27 August 2015)
- Statement by the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of
Genocide, the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect,
the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues and the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of
Religion or Belief, on the situation in Syria (12 June 2015) - Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention
of Genocide on Mission to Burundi (30 May 2015) - Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in Yarmouk, Syria (9 April 2015)
- Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in Yemen) (9 April 2015)
- Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the escalation of incitement rhetoric in response to the murder of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh (6 February 2015)
- 2014
- Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in Kobane, Syria (10 October 2014)
- Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in Iraq (12 August 2014)
- Statement by the Special Advisers of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng, and on the Responsibility to Protect, Ms. Jennifer Welsh, on the situation in Israel and in the Palestinian Occupied Territory of Gaza Strip (24 July 2014)
- Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention
of Genocide, and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the
Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in Iraq (18 June 2014) - Statement of the Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng, to the Meeting of the Security Council on the situation in South Sudan (2 May 2014)
- Statement by Mr. Dieng at the meeting of the Security Council in Arria format on
Inter-communities Dialogue and prevention of crimes in Central African Republic (14 March 2014) - Statement of Under Secretary-General/Special Adviser on the Prevention of
Genocide Mr. Adama Dieng on the human rights and humanitarian dimensions of the
crisis in the Central African Republic (22 January 2014)
- 2013
- Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, and Jennifer Welsh, United Nations Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in South Sudan (24 December 2013)
- Statement of Under Secretary-General/Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng, on the Human Rights and Humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (1 November 2013)
- Statement by Mr. Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, and Ms. Jennifer Welsh, United Nations Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in the Central African Republic (1 October 2013)
- Statement by the Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng, and on the Responsibility to Protect, Ms. Jennifer Welsh, on the alleged use of chemical
weapons in Syria (22 August 2013) - Statement by Mr. Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of
Genocide, and Ms. Jennifer Welsh, United Nations Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in Egypt (15 August 2013) - Statement by Mr. Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in Syria (8 July 2013)
- Statement of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of
Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng, on the judicial process against the former Head of
State and former Chief of Intelligence of Guatemala (23 April 2013) - Statement of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide on the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations General Assembly (2 April 2103)
- Statement of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide on the situation in Myanmar (25 March 2013)
- Statement of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide on the situation in Mali (1 February 2013)
- 2012
- Statement of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide on the situation in Syria (20 December 2012)
- Statement of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide to commemorate the anniversary of the Genocide Convention (6 December 2012)
- Statement by the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng at the Informal Interactive Dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect (5 September 2012)
- Statement of the Special Advisers of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide and on the Responsibility to Protect on the situation in Syria (14 June 2012)
- Statement of the Special Advisers of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide
and on the Responsibility to Protect on the launch of an inter-agency Atrocities Prevention
Board by the United States, as presented by President Obama on 23 April 2012 (24 April 2012) - Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide, Francis Deng, and on the Responsibility to Protect, Edward Luck, release statement marking a full year of violent suppression of anti-government protests in Syria (15 March 2012)
- The UN Secretary-General's Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide, Francis Deng, and on the Responsibility to Protect, Edward Luck, urge immediate action to end violence in Syria (10 February 2012)
- 2011
- Special Advisers of the UN Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Francis Deng, and on the Responsibility to Protect, Edward Luck, on the contemporary relevance of the commitment to prevent genocide and related crimes (9 December 2011)
- UN Secretary-General’s Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide and on the Responsibility to Protect on the Situation in South Kordofan State, Sudan (7 September 2011)
- Statement by Special Advisers of the United Nations Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Francis Deng, and on the Responsibility to Protect, Edward Luck, on the situation in Syria (21 July 2011)
- Statement by Special Advisers of the United Nations Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Francis Deng, and on the Responsibility to Protect, Edward Luck, on the situation in Syria (2 June 2011)
- Statement by the Secretary-General’s Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect highlighting their concern at the recent deadly violence in Abyei between the Missireya Arabs and the Ngok-Dinka ethnic groups and their respective allies that left more than 100 people dead (16 March 2011)
- Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Francis Deng, and Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, Edward Luck, on the Situation in Libya (22 February 2011)
- Second statement by Special Advisers Deng and Luck on the Situation in Cote d’Ivoire, New York (19 January 2011). See Video of Press Conference (19 January 2011)
- 2010
- Statement by Special Advisers Deng and Luck on the Situation in Cote d’Ivoire, New York (29 December 2010)
- Statement by Special Advisers Deng and Luck on the contemporary importance of the commitment to prevent genocide and mass atrocities, New York (9 December 2010)
- Statement by Special Advisers Deng and Luck on the Situation in Kyrgyzstan, New York (15 June 2010)
- 2009
- 2008
- Statement by Special Adviser Deng on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, New York (12 December 2008)
- Statement by the Secretary-General on the 60th Anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, New York (9 December 2008)
- Statement by Special Adviser Deng on the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, New York (9 December 2008)