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Public statements by the Special Advisers
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2025
- 9 July 2025
Our Story, Our Promise and a call to uphold the lessons of the Srebrenica genocide - 23 June 2025
Statement by Under-Secretary-General and Acting Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Ms. Virginia Gamba on the 53° Session of the Human Rights Council, Geneva - 17 June 2025
Coalitions to counter hate speech and reclaim inclusive and safe spaces free of hatred needed more than ever - 22 May 2025
Statement by Ms. Virginia Gamba, Acting Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the killing of two Israeli Embassy workers in Washington - 04 April 2025
Joint Statement by the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and the Acting Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on the United Nations Action Plan to Enhance Monitoring and Response to Antisemitism - 19 March 2025
The Acting Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and the Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect Raise Alarm over Escalation of Violence in Gaza - 5 March 2025
Statement by USG Virginia Gamba, United Nations Acting Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on the European Day of the Righteous
2024
- 11 November 2024
Taking Genocide Prevention to the Grassroots: UN Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide Hosts Transformative Workshops and Conference in Kigali - 6 November 2024
Statement by the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on Women's Role in Reconciliation, Peacebuilding and Prevention - 5 November 2024
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the recent verdict condemning former Rwandan doctor Eugène Rwamucyo - 20 September 2024
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in the Middle East - 20 September 2024
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the escalation of the situation in El Fasher, North Darfur - 11 September 2024
57th regular session of the Human Rights Council Briefing by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Under-Secretary General / Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide - 3 September 2024
Special Adviser Nderitu Remarks at event on the occasion of the 65th Anniversary of Raphael Lemkin's Death and 85th Anniversary of WWII outbreak - 25 August 2024
Remarks by Ms. M? Bleeker, UNSG Special Advisor on the Responsibility to Protect for Women’s Peace Network 2024 event on Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day - 25 August 2024
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, and Ms. M? Bleeker, Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the commitment to support Rohingya refugees by Mr. Muhammad Yunus, interim Prime Minister of Bangladesh's transitional government - 25 August 2024
Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu remarks at Women’s Peace Network for the 2024 Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day () - 5 August 2024
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the need to ensure full accountability for international crimes committed during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and the 1995 Srebrenica genocide - 30 July 2024
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on conclusion of her visit to Rwanda 22 - 29 July 2024 - 29 July 2024
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and Ms. M? Bleeker, Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the escalation of violence in Myanmar - 25 July 2024
UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide holds media workshop with Aegis at Kigali Genocide Memorial - 19 June 2024
Investing in the power of young people is the best chance the world can have to counter and address hate speech - 6 June 2024
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the 5 June attack against civilians by the RSF in El Fasher, North Darfur - 5 June 2024
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in El Fasher, North Darfur - 23 May 2024
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the adoption by the General Assembly of Resolution on the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica - 21 May 2024
Briefing to the Security Council by Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu - 21 May 2024
The Future of Cambodia without Genocide: Prevention and Response through Education and Health Care - 15 April 2024
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the devastating one-year of fighting in Sudan - 9 April 2024
The 30th Commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda reminds of collective failure to prevent and urges for responsibility to act upon early warning for the prevention of this crime - 2 April 2024
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the amendment to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina - 28 March 2024
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in the Middle East - 28 February 2024
Keynote address by the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, at the IRMCT Second Judicial Colloquium, Arusha 28 February 2024 - 14 February 2024
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on Rafah - 9 February 2024
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in the Middle East and on the Order of the International Court of Justice of 26 January 2024, indicating provisional measures in the case concerning the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) - 16 January 2024
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on Bosnia and Herzegovina
2023
- 22 December 2023
UN Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide, High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion decry rising Antisemitism and Islamophobia around the world - 21 December 2023
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in Sudan - 14 October 2023
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the renewed escalation of violence in Darfur, Sudan - 10 October 2023
UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Nderitu, on the situation in Armenia and Azerbaijan - 22 September 2023
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in Armenia and Azerbaijan - 5 September 2023
UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Nderitu warns urgent action is needed to address Sudan crisis amid increasing risk of genocide and related atrocity crimes - 10 July 2023
UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide remarks at the Srebrenica Memorial Center Commemoration - 4 July 2023
UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide remarks at the 53 Session of the Human Rights Council - 3 July 2023
UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide welcomes genocide verdict by French court against Philippe Hategekimana for crimes committed in Rwanda in 1994 - 26 June 2023
George Okoth-Obbo, Special Adviser to the Secretary General on the Responsibility to Protect: Introductory remarks at the General Assembly 77th Session (2023 SG Report on the Responsibility to Protect) - 23 June 2023
UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide welcomes genocide verdict by German court against ISIS member for the enslavement and abuse of Yazidi woman in Syria and Iraq - 19 June 2023
High-level event to mark the 2nd International Day for Countering Hate Speech: It Begins with Words and Each of Us: Effective Action to Counter Hate Speech - 19 June 2023
Remarks by H.E. Csaba K?r?si, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly Second International Day for Countering Hate Speech - 19 June 2023
UN chief calls for renewed efforts to counter ‘toxic and destructive phenomenon’ of hate speech - 13 June 2023
Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the conflict in Sudan - 12 June 2023
Launch of the Plan of Action for Women in Communities to Counter Hate Speech and Prevent Incitement to Violence that Could Lead to Genocide and Related Atrocity Crimes - 7 June 2023
UN Special Adviser Nderitu remarks at the US Capitol discussion “Impact of Majoritarianism on Religious Minorities in South Asia” - 1 June 2023
UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitum on the decision by the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals - 25 May 2023
UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, welcomes the arrest of Fulgence Kayishema in South Africa - 12 May 2023
USG Nderitu Statement the Brazil Press Corps on conclusion of her visit to Brazil 12 May 2023 - 27 April 2023
The United Nations – Eradicate Hate Sports Summit hosted by Liverpool Football Club brings together sports leagues in fight against hate speech - 6 April 2023
Opening remarks by Alice Wairimu Nderitu at the African Union, Peace and Security Council PSC: Open Session on Prevention of the Ideology of Hate, Genocide and Hate Crimes in Africa - 6 March 2023
USG Nderitu Joint Statement with the UN Human Rights Experts: Use human rights frameworks to promote freedoms of religion, belief, and expression - 2 March 2023
George Okoth-Obbo, Special Adviser to the Secretary General on the Responsibility to Protect: Opening remarks at the APPAP / CSIS Training Course on Hate Speech, Disinformation, and Incitement to Violence - 27 February 2023
George Okoth-Obbo, Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary – General on the Responsibility to Protect: Introduction remarks for discussion on collaboration between ASEAN and the United Nations on R2P - 24 February 2023
Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide - 23 February 2023
Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on Bosnia-Herzegovina - 3 February 2023
Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the worsening security situation in Nigeria - 1 February 2023
Annual Martin Luther King Day Lecture, delivered at the University of Michigan’s Donia Human Rights Center, by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide - 23 January 2023
Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the discovery of mass graves in Ituri, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
2022
- 30 November 2022
Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, condemning the escalation in fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - 3 November 2022
Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, expressing concerns about the ongoing risk of violence in the Blue Nile region, Sudan - 17 October 2022
Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, condemning the recent escalation of fighting in Ethiopia - 10 October 2023
UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Nderitu, on the situation in Armenia and Azerbaijan - 28 September 2022
Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide on the opening of the trial of Félicien Kabuga before the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals - 14 September 2022
Statement by United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, on the accession by the Republic of Zambia to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide - 8 September 2022
Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, and the Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, George Okoth-Obbo, on the recent visit of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A. A. Khan to Darfur, Sudan - 11 July 2022
Remarks at the 27th Commemoration of the Srebrenica Genocide by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide - 10 July 2022
Keynote remarks for Srebrenica Heroines International Conference, Srebrenica Memorial Center, by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide - 17 June 2022
UN Human Rights Chief and Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide disturbed by increase in violence and hate speech in eastern DRC - 15 June 2022
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the launch of Kenya National Action Plan against Hate Speech - 19 May 2022
Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide on the killing of a female student in Sokoto state, Nigeria on 12 May 2022 - 17 May 2022
Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide on the killings in Buffalo, New York on 14 May 2022 - 14 April 2022
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on her official visit to Bangladesh from 11-14 April 2022 - 7 April 2022
Remarks to the African Union on the 28th Commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda at the African Union Commission on 7th April 2022 by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide. - 6 April 2022
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on developments in Ukraine and the need to reinforce prevention efforts in the Western Balkan region in light of that situation. - 18 March 2022
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the Order of the International Court of Justice of 16 March 2022, indicating provisional measures in the case concerning Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation) - 24 January 2022
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the 20 January adoption of a resolution by the General Assembly on Holocaust denial
2021
- 08 November 2021
Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in Ethiopia - 30 July 2021
Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the continued deterioration of the situation in Ethiopia - 26 July 2021
United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide welcomes the adoption by the General Assembly of an International Day for Countering Hate Speech - 23 July 2021
Remarks by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, on the introduction of amendments to the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina - 28 June 2021
Remarks by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide Interactive Dialogue at the 47th Session of the Human Rights Council - 28 March 2021
Joint Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, and Michelle Bachelet, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the situation in Myanmar (Burmese) - 15 March 2021
Joint Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, and Karen Smith, United Nations Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic - 5 February 2021
Statement by the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, on the situation in Ethiopia. - 2 February 2021
Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, welcoming moves by the Government of South Sudan to establish transitional justice institutions - 14 January 2021
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and Ms. Karen Smith Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect on the situation in the Central African Republic
2020
- 12 November 2020
UN High-level Officials Express Deep Concern Over Escalating Ethnic Tensions in Ethiopia - 7 October 2020
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Religious leaders and actors welcome Interfaith Statement on the Victims and Survivors of ISIL - 18 May 2020
Note to Media on India by Under-Secretary-General Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide (Fran?ais) - 20 April 2020
Joint Statement by United Nations Interagency Task Force on Religion and Sustainable Development (IATF) with the endorsement of the IATF Multi-Faith Advisory Council - 26 March 2020
A Joint Call for Solidarity, Compassion and Unity By Miguel Moratinos, The High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and Adama Dieng, The Special Advisor for The Prevention of Genocide - 21 February 2020
UN officials call for enhanced protection of civilians facing escalating violence in Cameroon
2019
- 8 November 2019
Joint Statement by the United Nations Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, on ICC sentence against Bosco Ntaganda for war crimes and crimes against humanity - 15 October 2019
Joint Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, and Karen Smith, United Nations Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in northeast Syrian Arab Republic - 18 June 2019
UN Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech (Press Release: English | French) - 12 June 2019
Joint Statement by the United Nations Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict on Attacks Against Civilians in Central Mali - 20 May 2019
Report of the Second Global Summit on Religion, Peace and Security, Geneva, 29 April to 1 May 2019 - 13 May 2019
Joint Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, and Karen Smith, United Nations Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on attacks against religious minorities in Sri Lanka - 27 March 2019
Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser to the United Nations Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in central Mali - 20 March 2019
Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, on the appeal judgement of Radovan Karadzic for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity - 12 March 2019
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the draft reforms to the Law on National Reconciliation, Guatemala (English | Spanish)
2018
- 3 December 2018
UN Special Representatives on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Children and Armed Conflict and Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide urge the Government of South Sudan to ensure accountability for sexual violence against women and girls in Bentiu - 16 November 2018
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the conviction of NUON Chea and KHIEU Samphan for the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia - 17 September 2018
Keeping the Faith in Sustainable Peace: Women of Faith Take the Global Stage at the United Nations General Assembly - 07 September 2018
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the decision of the International Criminal Court Pre-Trial Chamber on the jurisdiction over the crime of deportation of the Rohingya population from Myanmar. - 06 September 2018
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in Idlib, Syrian Arab Republic - 16 August 2018
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on the decision by the Republika Srpska National Assembly to revoke endorsement of the 2004 Srebrenica Commission Report - 14 June 2018
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in Hudaydah, Yemen - 11 May 2018
United Nations Officials condemn targeted and widespread sexual violence in South Sudan and call for the immediate cessation of the attacks against civilians - 26 April 2018
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on his meeting with leaders of the South Sudan Council of Churches - 13 March 2018
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on his visit to Bangladesh to assess the situation of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar - 12 February 2018
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on his visit to the region of the Western Balkans - 18 January 2018
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and Ivan Simonovic, United Nations Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in Eastern Ghouta and Idlib, Syrian Arab Republic
2017
- 22 November 2017
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the conviction of Ratko Mladi? for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 20 October 2017
Statement of Under Secretary-General Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide at the African Union Peace and Security Council Session on Justice, Peace and Reconciliation. 20th October 2017, Addis Ababa - 19 October 2017
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and Ivan Simonovic, United Nations Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in northern Rakhine state, Myanmar - 11 October 2017
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, on his visit to the Central African Republic - 20 September 2017
Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and Ivan ?imonovi?, Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in Yemen - 30 August 2017
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in Raqqah, Syrian Arab Republic - 24 June 2017
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, on his visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo - 6 February 2017
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in South Sudan - 6 February 2017
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide following OHCHR’s report on the situation in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar
2015
- 2 December 2016
Statement by the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide and the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect on the situation in Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic - 29 November 2016
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on the situation in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar - 25 November 2016
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on the situation in the Central African Republic - 17 November 2016
Statement to the Security Council by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on his visit to South Sudan - 11 November 2016
Media Briefing by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on his visit to South Sudan - 1 November 2016
Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in and around Mosul (Iraq) - 30 September 2016
United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide expresses alarm at public comments by Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte - 24 August 2016
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on the situation in Burundi - 11 July 2016
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on the situation in South Sudan - 22 June 2016
Statement of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, on the situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain - 16 June 2016
Statement of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, in response to the escalation of islamophobia and homophobia following the events in Orlando - 7 June 2016
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on recent inflammatory rhetoric by President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia, targeting the Mandinka ethnic group - 9 May 2016
Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation of civilians in the Syrian Arab Republic - 24 March 2016
Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the conviction of Radovan Karadzic for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity - 16 February 2016
Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in Yemen - 12 February 2016
Statement by the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide and the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect on the situation of civilians in the Syrian Arab Republic
2015
- 14 December 2015
Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect in response to the recent escalation of Islamophobia and manifestations of intolerance - 9 December 2015
United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide marks the first observance of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime - 4 November 2015
Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, on the upcoming elections in Myanmar
Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, on the escalation of incitement to violence in Syria on religious grounds - 17 September 2015
Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, on accountability and reconciliation in Sri Lanka - 15 September 2015
Statement by Adama Dieng, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and Jennifer Welsh, UN Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in Yemen - 14 September 2015
United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide welcomes the adoption of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime - 27 August 2015
Statement by the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, and by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Pablo de Greiff, on the judicial process against the former de facto Head of State, José Efraín Ríos Montt, and the former Chief of Intelligence of Guatemala, José Mauricio Rodríguez Sánchez - 12 June 2015
Statement by the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues and the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, on the situation in Syria - 30 May 2015
Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide on Mission to Burundi - 9 April 2015
Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in Yarmouk, Syria - 9 April 2015
Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in Yemen) - 6 February 2015
Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the escalation of incitement rhetoric in response to the murder of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh
2014
- 10 October 2014
Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in Kobane, Syria - 12 August 2014
Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in Iraq - 24 July 2014
Statement by the Special Advisers of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng, and on the Responsibility to Protect, Ms. Jennifer Welsh, on the situation in Israel and in the Palestinian Occupied Territory of Gaza Strip - 18 June 2014
Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in Iraq - 14 March 2014
Statement of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect on the findings of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2013
- 24 December 2013
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, and Jennifer Welsh, United Nations Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in South Sudan - 1 October 2013
Statement by Mr. Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, and Ms. Jennifer Welsh, United Nations Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in the Central African Republic - 22 August 2013
Statement by the Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng, and on the Responsibility to Protect, Ms. Jennifer Welsh, on the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria - 15 August 2013
Statement by Mr. Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, and Ms. Jennifer Welsh, United Nations Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in Egypt - 8 July 2013
Statement by Mr. Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in Syria - 23 April 2013
Statement of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng, on the judicial process against the former Head of State and former Chief of Intelligence of Guatemala - 2 April 2013
Statement of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide on the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations General Assembly - 25 March 2013
Statement of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide on the situation in Myanmar - 1 February 2013
Statement of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide on the situation in Mali
2012
- 20 December 2012
Statement of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide on the situation in Syria - 6 December 2012
Statement of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide to commemorate the anniversary of the Genocide Convention - 14 June 2012
Statement of the Special Advisers of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide and on the Responsibility to Protect on the situation in Syria - 24 April 2012
Statement of the Special Advisers of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide and on the Responsibility to Protect on the launch of an inter-agency Atrocities Prevention Board by the United States, as presented by President Obama on 23 April 2012 - 15 March 2012
Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide, Francis Deng, and on the Responsibility to Protect, Edward Luck, release statement marking a full year of violent suppression of anti-government protests in Syria - 10 February 2012
The UN Secretary-General's Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide, Francis Deng, and on the Responsibility to Protect, Edward Luck, urge immediate action to end violence in Syria
2011
- 9 December 2011
Special Advisers of the UN Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Francis Deng, and on the Responsibility to Protect, Edward Luck, on the contemporary relevance of the commitment to prevent genocide and related crimes - 7 September 2011
UN Secretary-General’s Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide and on the Responsibility to Protect on the Situation in South Kordofan State, Sudan - 22 July 2011
Statement by Special Advisers of the United Nations Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Francis Deng, and on the Responsibility to Protect, Edward Luck, on the situation in Syria - 2 June 2011
Statement by Special Advisers of the United Nations Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Francis Deng, and on the Responsibility to Protect, Edward Luck, on the situation in Syria - 16 March 2011
Statement by the Secretary-General’s Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect highlighting their concern at the recent deadly violence in Abyei between the Missireya Arabs and the Ngok-Dinka ethnic groups and their respective allies that left more than 100 people dead - 22 February 2011
Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Francis Deng, and Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, Edward Luck, on the Situation in Libya - 19 January 2011
Second statement by Special Advisers Deng and Luck on the Situation in Cote d’Ivoire, New York (19 January 2011). See Video of Press Conference
2010
- 29 December 2010
Statement by Special Advisers Deng and Luck on the Situation in Cote d’Ivoire, New York - 9 December 2010
Statement by Special Advisers Deng and Luck on the contemporary importance of the commitment to prevent genocide and mass atrocities, New York - 15 June 2010
Statement by Special Advisers Deng and Luck on the Situation in Kyrgyzstan, New York
2009
- 9 December 2009
Statement of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide to mark the anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide - 15 May 2009
Statement by Special Adviser Deng on the situation in Sri Lanka, New York