Press Releases

TRIPOLI – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) followed the recent sessions of the House of Representatives (HoR) held in Benghazi earlier this week. On 5 October, the House convened and we are informed that there were at least 102 members participating in the session. Ninety-eight…

This morning, several rounds of small arms fire impacted a UNIFIL position near Kfar Shouba along the Blue Line in Sector East. All the peacekeepers stationed in that position immediately took shelters soon after the first round of firing, and no one was injured. Most of the rounds hit the UNIFIL…

KABUL, 5 October — United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo concluded her visit to Afghanistan today, following meetings with the de facto authorities, civil society representatives, women leaders and Afghan female United Nations personnel. In…

TRIPOLI – UNSMIL is concerned that the continued disruption of the Sharara-Zawiya oil pipeline is adversely affecting Libya's principal source of national income, causing significant losses in oil production and public revenues, and risks disrupting fuel supplies, electricity generation and other…

New York, 24 September 2026 — The African Development Bank and the United Nations (UN) today signed a Letter of Intent on Strategic Cooperation on Peace and Resilience to deepen cooperation and accelerate joint action on peace, resilience and sustainable development across Africa. The Letter of…

Bangui, 23 September 2026 – During its weekly press conference, MINUSCA presented several initiatives and tangible results achieved in the areas of peacebuilding, reconciliation, strengthening the rule of law, disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration, as well as the reduction of community…

The African Union, the European Union and the United Nations convened for their Seventh Trilateral Meeting, reaffirming their shared commitment to effective multilateralism and discussing cooperation on peace and security with a focus on the Horn of Africa, sustainable development and food security…

أبيي، 17 سبتمبر 2026 – تدين قوة الأمم المتحدة الأمنية المؤقتة لأبيي (اليونسفا) بشدة اندلاع أعمال العنف في السوق المشترك بمنطقة أمِيت يوم 15 سبتمبر، والتي أسفرت، حتى 16 سبتمبر، عن مقتل 26 شخصًا وإصابة 82 آخرين . وجاء هذا الحادث عقب عمليتي قتل منفصلتين، راح ضحيتهما رجل من دينكا نقوك ورجل من المسيرية…

Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNFICYP, Khassim Diagne, on the International Day of Peace.

The Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman and the Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides met today under United Nations auspices in the United Nations Protected Area. They held a good discussion on confidence building measures, methodology and substance. The two leaders will brief the United…