Press Releases

Mr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, the head of the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA), participated, on 04 November 2015, to the 57th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR). Kindly find below…

UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya Calls for the Immediate Release of Abducted Humanitarian Workers, Warns It Compromises Aid Delivery to Southern Libya 03 November 2015 - The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for…

UNMISS Update No. 98

UNSMIL Calls on Libyan Political Stakeholders to Redouble Efforts to Reach Agreement to Form Government of National Accord 2 November 2015 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) calls on the main political…

2 November 2015 - Today we remember the journalists and media workers who have been killed in the line of duty. More than 700 journalists have been killed in the last decade -- one every five days -- simply for bringing news…

The Secretary-General welcomes the outcome of the Vienna meeting on Syria on 30 October and congratulate the participants, in particular Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for their leadership…

NICOSIA, 30 October 2015 - Today, the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Mustafa Akıncı, and the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, met in a spirit of cooperation, reconfirming their joint vision for a united Cyprus as…

For the complete statement, please click here : 2015-10-30 EBE Joint Statement

New York, 27 October 2015 Today, the Secretary-General called H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, to discuss the situation in Burundi. The Secretary-General welcomed the decision made…

UNMISS Update No.97