Press Releases

Following the joint press stake-out earlier today in Geneva between the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura and Senior Advisor, Jan Egeland, the Special Envoy briefed the Security Council on the current…

Libya – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) organized a Technical workshop and coordination meeting for Libyan partners on saving lives of migrants…

New York 24 May 2016 The members of the Security Council reaffirmed their strong support for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Lebanon. The members of the Security Council underscored their…

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks in Jableh and Tartous, Syria, on 23 May, for which Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as Da’esh) claimed…

UNHQ, New York Friday, 24 May 2016 The Secretary-General welcomes the conduct of the municipal elections in Lebanon which are expected to conclude on 29 May. They are a testament to Lebanon’s enduring democratic tradition and…

UNMISS Update No. 127

Beni, 24 May 2016 - The representatives of the Guarantors of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework comprising of the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the International Conference on the Great Lakes…

Beirut, Lebanon Friday, 20 May 2016 UN Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag met with His Excellency Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil to discuss the report of the Secretary-General: “In safety and dignity: Addressing large movements…

KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan confirms that a security guard at one of its compounds in Kabul was killed today in a shooting incident. A staff member of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)…