Press Releases

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 Libya, Ali Al-Za’tari, condemns the continued abduction in southern Libya of…

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 stakeholders in Libya to redouble their efforts in bringing the Libyan…

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 and information to the public. Many perish in the conflicts they cover so…

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, commitment and determination As the participants in the Vienna meeting…

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 set out in the Joint Declaration of 11 February 2014. The leaders recognized…

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 by the African Union’s Peace and Security Council on 17 October to address…

UNMISS Update No.97

28 October 2015 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has learnt of the crash of a helicopter near Zawiya west of Tripoli on 27 October 2015, reportedly killing all passengers onboard, including military officers and brigade commanders. The Mission regrets the loss of life and calls…