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- Afghanistan
Note to Correspondents: Doha Meeting of Special Envoys on Afghanistan
The third meeting of Special Envoys on Afghanistan will take place in Doha, Qatar, on 30 June and 1 July. United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, will chair the meeting on behalf of the Secretary-General. The meeting will discuss how to…
PR: MONUSCO ending its mission in South Kivu after more than 20 Years of Service
Kinshasa, 25 June 2024 — The MONUSCO today closed its Bukavu office, the nerve centre of its South Kivu operations for more than 20 years with a high-level event. On 30 June, as agreed with the Government of the DRC, the Mission will complete its withdrawal from South Kivu marking the end of the…
PR: MONUSCO ending its mission in South Kivu after more than 20 Years of Service
Kinshasa, 25 June 2024 — The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) today closed its Bukavu office, the nerve centre of its South Kivu operations for more than 20 years with a high-level event. On 30 June, as agreed with the Government of…
UNMISS intensifies patrols to help protect civilians and calls for calm in Unity and Ruweng Administrative Area
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has intensified patrols and engagement with local authorities and security services in Unity state and the Ruweng Administrative Area (RAA) after cross-border clashes over the weekend resulted in a number of deaths, destroyed property, and the…
- Press Releases
Press Statement Following the Joint Assessment Mission of ECOWAS-AU-UN in Sierra Leone
The Joint Assessment Mission of the International Moral Guarantors of the Agreement for National Unity comprising the ECOWAS , AU and UNOWAS , concludes its four-day Mission in Sierra Leone today, 21 st June 2024. The Joint Assessment Mission was co-led by H.E. Fatoumata Tambajang, former Vice…
- Security Council Resolution 1701
- Special Coordinator
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert Visits UNIFIL
On her first visit to UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura, UN Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert met today with UNIFIL Force Commander and Head of Mission Lt. Gen. Aroldo Lázaro and with UNIFIL peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon. After visiting the Blue Line, the Special Coordinator…
Joint Statement of UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Lt. Gen. Aroldo Lázaro
As communities in Lebanon and around the world celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the UN family reiterates its call for all actors along the Blue Line to put down their weapons and commit to a path of peace. Since October, we have seen too many lives lost, families uprooted, and neighbourhoods destroyed. We are…
- Security Council Resolution 1701
- Special Coordinator
Joint Statement of UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Lt. Gen. Aroldo Lázaro
As communities in Lebanon and around the world celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the UN family reiterates its call for all actors along the Blue Line to put down their weapons and commit to a path of peace. Since October, we have seen too many lives lost, families uprooted, and neighbourhoods destroyed. We are…
Full remarks by H.E. Dennis Francis, President of the United Nations General Assembly
Dear Friends and Members of Media, Good afternoon to you all. I thank you all for joining me here today – and importantly for your kind interest in engaging and learning more about the work we do at the United Nations, including here in the Republic of South Sudan and the General Assembly which I am…
Statement on the situation of migrants inside the buffer zone
Maintaining security across the buffer zone and keeping the situation calm remain UNFICYP’s top priority. UNFICYP, in close collaboration with the UNHCR, is providing immediate humanitarian assistance including food, water, shelter, and emergency medical assistance to the most vulnerable people…