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UN Action Joins the Call of the Secretary-General for a Global Ceasefire

JOINT STATEMENT UN ACTION JOINS THE CALL OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR A GLOBAL CEASEFIRE On the occasion of this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the member entities of United Nations Action against Sexual Violence in Conflict[1] express their grave concern at the continued use of sexual violence as a tactic [...]

2021-03-17T06:45:49-04:00Monday, 15 June 2020|

Message from the UN Secretary-General: Appeal for Global Cease-Fire

Our world faces a common enemy: COVID-19. The virus does not care about nationality or ethnicity, faction or faith.  It attacks all, relentlessly. Meanwhile, armed conflict rages on around the world. The most vulnerable — women and children, people with disabilities, the marginalized and the displaced — pay the highest price. They are also at [...]

2021-03-17T07:05:23-04:00Monday, 23 March 2020|
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