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Three United Nations peacekeepers lost their lives while serving in southern Lebanon in the past 24 hours. Nine Lebanese paramedics were killed in just one day this weekend. The death toll from the escalation in hostilities between Hizbullah and Israel since 2 March now stands at 1,247. It includes…

A peacekeeper was tragically killed last night when a projectile exploded in a UNIFIL position near Adchit Al Qusayr. Another was critically injured. No one should ever lose their life serving the cause of peace. UNIFIL extends our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the…

[Near Verbatim] Juba - I welcome all of you to UNMISS as we gather to celebrate the life and the legacy of our late Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Nicholas ‘Fink’ Haysom. Today we come together not only in sorrow, but in deep gratitude for a life defined by service to peace…

[Near Verbatim] Juba - It is a great honor for me to pay tribute, on behalf of the mission, to read the eulogy for our great friend, colleague and comrade, Nicholas ‘Fink’ Haysom. Fink, your life is far too vast to fit into these few minutes. Entire chapters—especially your work in South Africa’s…

Ladies and Gentlemen of the media, Just hours into the outbreak of the war in the Middle East, I warned that the fighting risked triggering a chain reaction that no one could control. More than three weeks on, the war is out of control. The conflict has broken past the limits even leaders thought…

TRIPOLI - UNSMIL calls for the immediate release of political activist Al-Mahdi Abdulati, who was arbitrarily arrested and detained in Misrata on 18 March, reportedly by the Internal Security Agency. This arrest and detention appear to be in violation of Libyan laws and Libya’s international human…

LEER/YEI/JUBA - This month, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has continued its support for two mobile justice interventions led by the Judiciary of South Sudan and the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. From 4-19 March, 23 cases from Morobo, Yei and Lainya counties…

The 66th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place on 18-19 March 2026 in the United Nations Office at Geneva.

UN Secretary-General appoints Ms. Daniela Kroslak of Germany as Head of the United Nations Support Office in Haiti (UNSOH)

JUBA, 19 March 2026 - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, Nicholas (Fink) Haysom. Mr. Haysom was appointed by the Secretary-General to his role at UNMISS in January 2021…