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14 February 2021

SG/SM/20581

Violence, Intimidation, Harassment by Myanmar Security Personnel Unacceptable, Secretary General Says, Also Expressing Concern over Restrictions on Internet

The following statement was issued by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary General António:

13 February 2021

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Secretary-General Condemns Attack against Temporary Base of United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali

The following statement was issued by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

12 February 2021

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Digital Technologies, New Infrastructure Essential for Protecting, Servicing Vulnerable Communities, Panellists Tell Social Development Commission

The Commission for Social Development held a multi-stakeholder forum today, with panellists from around the globe exploring how to surmount the myriad fissures in social service provision by harnessing the use of digital technologies and laying new infrastructures that cater to the most vulnerable communities.

12 February 2021

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Security Council Press Statement on 10 February Attack against United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack perpetrated on 10 February 2021 against MINUSMA near Douentza, which resulted in one peacekeeper from Togo killed and 27 peacekeepers injured.

12 February 2021

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Secretary-General Hails Historic Meeting of Committee Monitoring Agreement on Peace, Reconciliation in Mali

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

11 February 2021

SOC/4893

Speakers Highlight Role of Digital Technology in Confronting COVID-19 Pandemic’s Ill Effects, as Social Development Commission Continues Session

Government ministers, senior officials and representatives of Member States underscored the myriad ways that their countries have embraced digital technology to confront the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the Commission for Social Development resumed its general discussion today in a virtual format.

11 February 2021

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Eastern Ukraine Situation Will Remain Fragile without Means to Calm Mounting Tensions, Under-Secretary-General Tells Security Council

The situation in eastern Ukraine will remain fragile until a way is found to calm rising tensions, the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs warned during a Security Council videoconference briefing today.

11 February 2021

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Security Council Extends Panel of Experts on Sudan, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2562 (2021)

The Security Council, acting through its special procedure amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, decided today in a videoconference to extend until 12 March 2022 the mandate of the Panel of Experts tasked with assisting the committee overseeing sanctions concerning Sudan.

11 February 2021

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Secretary-General, in Video Message for Lunar New Year, Says International Community Must Stand Together to Fight Covid-19, Take Climate Action

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, observed on 12 February:

10 February 2021

SOC/4892

More Inclusive Governance, Greater Focus on Education Key for Building Post-Pandemic Resilience against Future Crises, Policy Experts Tell Social Development Commission

Experts on social policy envisioned a world after the COVID-19 pandemic that embraces more localized and inclusive forms of governance and a stronger focus on education to build resilience for weathering future crises, on day three of the Commission for Social Development’s fifty-ninth session.