Press Releases

Brussels, 17 July 2015 - On 15 and 16 July, the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Sahel, Ms. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, met in Brussels with officials of the European Union to discuss collaboration…

2015-07-17 EBE Joint Statement

Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 16 July 2015 On her return from Security Council consultations in New York, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag discussed the latest developments in the country and the…

MINUSCA welcomes the return and reinstallation of over 200 muslim Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), who had previously sought refuge at the Catholic mission, back to their homes in Berberati (located in the West of Central…

Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, 15 July 2015 Today, the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon met with Lebanon’s Minister of Finance, Ali Hassan Khalil. They discussed Lebanon’s economic, financial and political stability. The…

KABUL - On behalf of the United Nations in Afghanistan, I wish all Afghans Eid Mubarak. As Muslims around the world celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr after a month of fasting and worship, I hope that families around Afghanistan will be…

15 July 2015 - Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Excellencies, 1. Since my last briefing to the Council, the situation in Libya continued to deteriorate amidst significant political fragmentation and…

The Special Envoy, Mr. Said Djinnit and the Executive Secretary of ICGLR, Prof. Ntumba Luaba were granted audience by President Joseph Kabila. On the Agenda were the situation in the region and in DRC as well as the Private…

On behalf of the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), I would like to extend greetings and best wishes to the people and Government of Sudan on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. Eid Mubarak. Like Ramadan, Eid…

The Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), Mohamed Ibn Chambas...