Press Releases

Nairobi (KENYA), 10 August 2018 – The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the African Union (AU), through their…

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack against the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on 4 August near the town of Majdal Zun, Southern Lebanon. Peacekeepers were…

U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S THE SECRETARY-GENERAL WRITTEN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 12 August 2018 The hopes of the world rest on young people. Peace, economic dynamism, social justice…

Tripoli, 6 August 2018 – As part of its efforts to strengthen the participation of all Libyans in the process of reconciliation, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the United Nations Development Program…

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.205

NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks that took place in Afghanistan over the past week, targeting a medical center for midwives and a…

KABUL - It is with profound sadness that the United Nations family in Afghanistan confirms that an employee of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) was killed in yesterday’s attack on the Department of Refugees…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) condemns the recent attacks on civilians and peacekeepers in Pombolo, Mbomou Prefecture in which two civilians…

The Secretary-General is closely following developments in Mali ahead of the presidential election scheduled to take place on 29 July 2018. On the eve of these polls, which are important for peace and reconciliation in Mali…