Press Releases

Bogota - The tripartite Monitoring and Verification Mechanism of the Bilateral Ceasefire and Cessation of Hostilities has verified incidents that took place on 12 November in the municipality of Francisco Pizarro, department…

In December 2016, UNRCCA has published a new fact sheet describing the Centre and its annual activities. To view, please click on the link below. Fact Sheet on the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for…

HAMBURG, Germany Delivered by Mr. Petko Draganov, Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia I am pleased to send greetings to the Ministerial Council of…

Bogotá - Following the ratification of the Peace Agreement and the designation of 1 December, 2016 as the "D-Day" — marking the beginning of the implementation schedule for the Agreement on Bilateral Ceasefire Cessation of…

Volunteers work tirelessly to create a better future for all. They contribute to national well-being and show global solidarity at times of crisis. We see this in action all over the world, most notably over the past year as…

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.146

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan – On 5 December, UNRCCA hosted the fourth mini-Dublin Group (informal co-ordination group of like-minded countries on fight against illicit drugs) meeting in Ashgabat chaired by Ambassador of Italy to…

NAIROBI/GENEVA (2 December 2016) – Sexual violence has reached epic proportions in the conflict in South Sudan and requires the urgent attention of the world, said the UN independent Commission* on Human Rights in South Sudan…

The Ministry of the Armed Forces of Senegal and the Ministry of Defense and Sports of Austria, with the support of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), organized, from 28 November to 02 December…

1 December 2016 - Tonight, the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Mustafa Akıncı, met at the Head of Mission’s Residence in the UN Protected Area (UNPA) under the auspices of the…