Voicing Support for African Union’s Peace Efforts in Ethiopia, Security Council Speakers Urge Political Dialogue Between Parties to Prevent Disaster

Country Representative Insists ‘We Honour and Respect’ Call for Dialogue; Says Criminal Group Refuses to Let Go of Ill‑Gained Privilege Meeting today to discuss urgent action to de-escalate the potentially disastrous conflict in Ethiopia, speakers in the Security Council extended their support for the African Union’s regional peace initiative and urged the Ethiopian authorities and […]

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Without Full Inclusion, Peace ‘Is a Job Half Done’, Secretary-General Stresses in Remarks to Security Council Debate on Exclusion, Inequality, Conflict

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres remarks to the open debate of the Security Council on “Maintenance of International Peace and Security:  Exclusion, Inequality and Conflicts”, held today: I thank the Government of Mexico for convening this debate on a topic at the heart of so many challenges facing this Council. For the poorest and […]

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UN Official: Conflict In Northern Ethiopia Places Country In Uncertainty

UN Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, warned yesterday that, the conflict in northern Ethiopia places the future of the country and its people in grave uncertainty. “The year-long conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has reached disastrous proportions. The fighting places the future of the country and its people, as well as, the […]

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