Press Releases

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)…

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…