Press Releases

This year’s observance of United Nations Day occurs at a time of transition for the world and for the United Nations. Humanity has entered the era of sustainability – with a global commitment to fulfill the great promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In this, the Organization’s…

The Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, Ellen Margrethe Løj, has informed the Secretary General of the United Nations that she will be stepping down from her role at the end of November, after over two years at the head of the UN Mission in South Sudan. Ms…

Beirut, Lebanon Friday, 21 October 2016 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, visited today Roumieh Prison. The Special Coordinator met and discussed with prison authorities as well as adult and juvenile detainees. Following a tour of the prison, SCL Kaag participated…

Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 20 October 2016 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, welcomed the passing in Parliament of the law for the establishment of a National Human Rights Institution, incorporating a National Preventive Mechanism against Torture. “This is an important…

New York – UN Special Representative of the Secretary General and Chief of the United Nations Mission in Colombia Jean Arnault joined a press briefing today at the UN headquarters and reiterated Colombians´ consensus around the ceasefire, with an important UN Mission role to coordinate, monitor and…

Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, 19 October 2016 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, visited today El-Qaa and Hermel. During the visit, the Special Coordinator was briefed by local representatives on the socio-economic situation and the security conditions of the area. Ms…

A convoy from Bambari secured by the Mauritanian contingent of the integrated multidimensional United Nations Mission for Stabilization in Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has been targeted in an armed attack occurred, on Thursday 13 October, around 19 hours, between Grimari and Sibut. According…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) deplores new violence which occurred in the early morning of 15 October 2016, at Ngakobo, in Ouaka prefecture. Shots broke out in a displaced persons camp in this locality for reasons which…

Nairobi, 14 October 2016 - The Heads of State and Government of the signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region will hold the seventh high-level meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism (ROM) in Luanda…

Mr. President, Your Excellency Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General-designate of the United Nations, Your Excellency Mr. Augusto Ernesto dos Santos Silva, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, Ladies and Gentlemen, Above all, Mr. Secretary-General-designate, congratulations … félicitations…