Stephane Dujarric

UN Secretary General Welcomes Safe Zones in Syria

Moscow - Emirates Voice

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed a pact reached on Thursday by Turkey, Russia and Iran to create safe zones in Syria, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement. Dujarric said the UN chief welcomed the commitments to ceasing the use of all weapons, particularly planes, providing unhindered humanitarian access and creating conditions for the delivery of medical aid.Read more

UN "extremely concerned" over sharp rise in military operations in Yemen

United Nations - ArabToday

The UN is extremely concerned about an intensification of military operations, including airstrikes, in the Dhubab and Al Mokha districts of Yemen's Taizz Governorate, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here Thursday. "There has also been a sharp increase in airstrikes in Hudaydah and surrounding areas," Dujarric said at a daily news briefing here. Displacement is increasing from Mokha, withRead more

UN "extremely concerned" over sharp rise in military operations in Yemen

United Nations - ArabToday

United Nations condemns killing of Russian ambassador to Turkey

New York - Arab Today

The United Nations condemned an attack on the Russian ambassador to Ankara, who was shot and killed in an attack at an art gallery in the Turkish capital on Monday. "We condemn the gun attack on the Russian ambassador to Turkey. There can be no justification for an attack on a diplomat or an ambassador," U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.Read more

UN: 100 Aleppo monitors already in place

Washington - Arab Today

The United Nations said Monday more than 100 UN humanitarian staff on the ground could start monitoring evacuations from former rebel-held eastern Aleppo in accordance with a new UN resolution, ABC News reported. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said most of the UN staffers in the area are Syrian nationals. He added that the United Nations is also looking at optionsRead more

UN Chief Warns of Aleppo 'Atrocities'

New York - Arab Today

The United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced alarm "over reports of atrocities against a large number of civilians, including women and children, in Syria's Aleppo. "The Secretary-General is conveying his grave concern to the relevant parties. He has instructed his Special Envoy for Syria to follow up urgently with the partiesRead more

United Nations chief alarmed by reports of atrocities in Aleppo

New York - Arab Today

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is alarmed by reports of atrocities against "a large number" of civilians, including women and children, in recent hours in the Syrian city of Aleppo, his spokesman said Monday. "While stressing that the United Nations is not able to independently verify these reports, the secretary-general is conveying his grave concern to the relevant parties," said spokesmanRead more

UN issues urgent appeal to Syria's warring parties to halt attacks in Aleppo

New York - Arab Today

The United Nations issued an urgent appeal to Syria's warring parties to halt attacks endangering civilians in Aleppo and allow humanitarian aid deliveries to besieged parts of the city, Sky News reported Tuesday. UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said rebel-held parts of Aleppo had received no aid since the beginning of July, and food was becoming scarce. Supplies provided by theRead more

UN chief fires general in South Sudan after harsh report

United Nations - Arab Today

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has fired the commander of the UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan after an independent investigation sharply criticized the military response to deadly attacks in July on a UN compound housing 27,000 displaced people and living quarters for UN staff and others. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Tuesday announced the dismissal of Kenyan Lt. Gen. Johnson MogoaRead more