The Secretary-General issued a statement earlier today that detailed how Security Council resolution 2231 (2015) heralded a fundamental shift in Iran’s relationship with the 15-member body. He commended the country for implementing its nuclear-related commitments, as verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Noon Briefings
20 July 2016
19 July 2016
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan reports harassment of its personnel and increased obstruction of its operations, including denial of flight clearances. It has also received deeply disturbing reports of sexual violence, including rape, by soldiers in uniform against civilians around UN House in the capital, Juba.
18 July 2016
Marking Nelson Mandela International Day today, the Secretary-General urged everyone to do more to build a peaceful, sustainable and equitable world for all. Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson and United Nations Messenger of Peace Stevie Wonder attended a General Assembly commemorative event.
15 July 2016
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has expressed concern over further restrictions by Hungary leading to push-backs of people seeking asylum, as well as reports of the use of violence and abuse against them.
14 July 2016
The World Health Organization today officially declared the elimination of yaws, as well as maternal and neonatal tetanus in India, the first country under the 2012 WHO neglected tropical diseases road map to eliminate yaws. Indonesia and Timor-Leste are now the only countries in the region with yaws transmission.
13 July 2016
As violence escalates in and around Aleppo city, Syria, Yacoub El Hillo, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria, and Kevin Kennedy, the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, say 200,000 to 300,000 people are now closer to the line of fire and at risk of besiegement since 7 July.
12 July 2016
The United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) welcomes the ceasefire agreement announced yesterday. The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for South Sudan, Ellen Margrethe Løj, urges security forces in Juba to allow unhindered access to UNMISS patrols to protect the civilian population.
11 July 2016
The Secretary-General calls on South Sudanese leaders to do everything possible to de-escalate current hostilities immediately. Urging the Security Council to impose an arms embargo on the country, he condemns the killings of two Chinese United Nations peacekeepers and one of the Organization’s national staff members.
8 July 2016
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is extremely concerned at the unfolding situation in Aleppo, Syria, where an estimated 300,000 people are trapped due to heavy clashes that are putting civilians at risk of death and injury while cutting off humanitarian access to people in need.
7 July 2016
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan reports that heavy mortar shelling and machine gunfire to the south of its compound in Wau earlier today prompted an additional 200 to 250 people to flee to the protection area adjacent to Mission’s base, where an estimated 19,000 internally displaced people continue to shelter.
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