Press Releases
- 01 Aug 2018 - New York, 1 August 2018 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Helen Meagher La Lime of the United States as his Special Representative for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH). Ms...
- 30 Jul 2018 - Trafficking in persons is a vile crime that feeds on inequalities, instability and conflict. Human traffickers profit from peoples’ hopes and despair. They prey on the vulnerable and rob them of their fundamental rights. Children and young people, migrants and refugees are...
- 12 Jul 2018 - The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the recent violence in Haiti. They acknowledged the right to peaceful assembly and condemned all acts of violence and attacks on civilians, which have resulted in several deaths, and expressed their deepest sympathy...
- 20 Jun 2018 - What would you do if you were forced to leave your home? Today, more than 68 million people around the world are refugees or internally displaced as a result of conflict or persecution. That is equivalent to the population of the world’s 20th largest country. Last year, someone...
- 13 Jun 2018 - The International Day of Peace, observed every year on 21 September, embodies our shared aspiration to end conflict in all its forms and to safeguard the human rights of all people. It is a day on which the United Nations calls for a 24-hour global ceasefire, with the hope that...
- 05 Jun 2018 - A healthy planet is essential for a prosperous and peaceful future. We all have a role to play in protecting our only home. But it can be difficult to know what to do or where to start. That’s why this World Environment Day has just one request...
- 23 May 2018 - On May 29th, 1948, the United Nations Security Council authorized the first United Nations peacekeeping operation – the UN Truce Supervision Organization in the Middle East. On this 70th anniversary, we express our gratitude to the more than one million men and women who have...
- 08 May 2018 - Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, 8 May 2018—Dr. Mamadou Diallo, the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Haiti, was designated Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) following the appointment...
- 03 May 2018 - A free press is essential for peace, justice and human rights for all. It is crucial to building transparent and democratic societies and keeping those in power accountable. It is vital for sustainable development. Journalists and media workers shine a light on local and global...
- 23 Apr 2018 - When the United Nations was created, its founders envisioned a different kind of world. A world in which disputes were resolved in meeting rooms and not battlefields. A world in which wars were stopped before they broke out. A world that didn’t wait for lives to be lost before...