Press Releases

The African Union Peace and Security Council held an open session on the impact of climate change on island states in Africa on September 10, 2019 at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa. Mr. Gerald Mitchell, Deputy…

TRIPOLI, 12 September 2019 – In an UNSMIL-organized seminar to counter hate speech, incitement, and disinformation in Libya media, participants agreed on a set of governing principles to promote ethical journalism and…

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 247 - 5 September 2019

In the wake of the serious incident along the Blue Line on 1 September that occurred amidst mounting tension following developments outside the UNIFIL area of operations, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General strongly condemns yesterday’s attack in Kabul by the Taliban. Such indiscriminate attacks can never be justified. The Secretary-General expresses his deepest sympathy to the families of the…

Nicosia, 03 September 2019 - The Technical Committee on Culture is pleased to announce an exchange of art works and audiovisual recordings that took place today in the United Nations Protected Area. The exchange followed an…

At about 5:00 p.m. today UNIFIL was informed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) that an anti-tank missile had been fired from the vicinity of Marun Ar Ras in southern Lebanon at an IDF vehicle in the Avivim area, south of the…

TRIPOLI, 01 September 2019 – Following another attack today, 01 September, on Mitiga airport UNSMIL dispatched an assessment mission to the airport. The mission was able to confirm that four projectiles struck the civilian…

Tripoli, 30 August 2019 – As her assignment in Libya has come to an end after two and half years of tireless work and dedication, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Ghassan Salamé, expressed his…