Press Releases

NICOSIA, 14 September 2015 - Today, the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Mustafa Akıncı, and the Greek Cypriot leader Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, discussed the state of play across chapters since negotiations resumed four months ago. The negotiators provided the leaders with an update on the work they have…

Excerpts from Special Representatives of the Secretary-General for Libya Bernardino Leon’s press conference in Skhirat, Morocco, 13 September 2015 After long hours of discussions, we have reached what we consider is a consensus on the main elements. We are going to distribute the text to the parties…

12 September 2015 - The Libyan political dialogue taking place in Skhirat, Morocco, with the aim to resolve Libya's political and military conflict is in full swing. SRSG Bernardino Leon has met in the last two days with a wide array of participants, including teams from the House of Representatives…

The Misrata / Tawergha Joint Committee met in Tunis, Tunisia, on 09-11 September 2015 under the auspices of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), on the basis of previously reached agreements. Participants studied the victims' file as part of the strategy to resolve the issue of…

NEW YORK- WASHINGTON DC -- On 8-9 September, Mr. Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), visited New York in connection with his regular briefing to the UN Security Council on UNRCCA…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 10 September, the UNRCCA Representative gave a lecture to diplomatic staff of foreign policy institutions from nine countries. The event was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan within the framework of the training course for young diplomats…

NICOSIA, 10 September 2015 - Religious and political leaders came together for the first time in support of peace in Cyprus. The religious leaders of Cyprus have come a long way since the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process under the auspices of the Embassy of Sweden brought them together in…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) learned with dismay the grenade attacks perpetrated by unidentified armed individuals late on Wednesday 9 September 2015 in Petevo and Fatima neighborhoods, in the 6th district of Bangui…

NEW YORK - Terrorist groups are actively recruiting fighters in Central Asian countries, according to a senior UN official in the region. The UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) says it is working with regional governments to prevent groups like ISIL and the Taliban…