Press Releases

[Near Verbatim] Your Excellency, Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit, the President of Republic of South Sudan Your Excellency, Riek Machar Teny, the First Vice presidents of the Republic of South Sudan Vice Presidents, Ministers including our host, Honorable Justice Ruben Madol Arol, the Minister of Justice…

Bogota, 4 April 2022. In his latest report on the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, which covers the period from 28 December 2021 to 25 March 2022, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reviews the progress and remaining challenges in the implementation of the Final Peace Agreement. The recent…

Dakar, 01 April 2022 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF, concluded today a two-day visit to Sierra Leone. The visit is part of UNOWAS' support to stakeholders in their efforts to…

Juba, 1 April 2022: A high-level joint delegation comprising of Special Representative of the Chairperson and Head of the AU Mission in South Sudan, H.E. Amb. Prof. Joram Biswaro, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan, Prof. Nicholas Haysom…

NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council heard a briefing on 25 March by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, regarding the right to education for all Afghans, including girls. The members of the Security Council expressed their deep concern regarding…

HUDAYDAH, 26 March 2022 — UNMHA is concerned about the reported airstrikes in Hudaydah city, Al Hail district and As Salif port, and the targeting of Hudaydah’s ports, which are a critical lifeline for the Yemeni population and an indispensable and vital humanitarian artery. The Mission is taking…