Press Releases

1. At the invitation of Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the Heads of the…

UNHQ, New York Thursday, 19 May 2016 I've been asked about media accounts of the report of the Secretary-General, "In safety and dignity: Addressing large movements of refugees and migrants," which was prepared for the 19…

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina - On 19 May, Ambassador Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Head of UNRCCA, participated in the Annual Cluster Meeting of UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Europe and…

New York 16 May 2016 Mr.President, Excellencies, The Secretary-General’s report before you details essential events in Kosovo and the region, and activities of UNMIK, from mid-January to mid-April. However, some developments…

We welcome the presence of Prime Minister al-Sarraj and commend his leadership in guiding Libya’s institutions through seating the government in Tripoli, a turning point in the Libyan political process.We express our strong…

Meeting in Vienna on May 17, 2016, as the International Syria Support Group (ISSG), the Arab League, Australia, Canada, China, Egypt, the European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, The…

STATEMENT BY ZAHIR TANIN, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND HEAD OF UNMIK SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE ON UNMIK New York 16 May2016 Mr.President, Excellencies, The Secretary-General’s report before you details…

Today marks the first anniversary of our talks as the two Leaders as well as our commitment to work tirelessly to reach a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus question on the basis of the Joint Statement of February 2014…

Tunis, 13 May – Key UNESCO partners joined with the Organization to approve a new action plan to address emergency and short term interventions for the safeguarding of Libya’s cultural heritage following a three-day…

GENEVA - We regret the execution on Sunday, 8 May, of six people in Afghanistan, amid persisting serious concerns about compliance with fair trial standards, and reports about the widespread use of torture and ill-treatment…