Press Releases

Juba, 31 August 2015 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) wishes to announce the start of a relocation programme for 510 foreign nationals who have been living at one of the UNMISS protection-of-civilians (PoC) sites at UNMISS headquarters along the Yei Road in Juba. The process…

Skhirat, Morocco, 28 August 2015 – Building on the immense progress made in the search for peace in Libya, a new round of political dialogue facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) convened on 27-28 August in Skhirat, Morocco. Discussions focused on the way forward with…

Skhirat, Morocco, Friday 28 August 2015 - We have finished the morning session. We will continue to work in the afternoon. We are working in good spirits. This is a transition meeting, as you know we are planning to have more meetings in the following days.But it is not one more meeting, I would…

Geneva, 28 August 2015 - Deeply concerned by the worsening political, economic, and security situation in Burundi, the Envoys, following their meeting today in Geneva, call for the immediate resumption of an inclusive dialogue, including those parties which did not participate in recent elections…

Tunis, Tunisia, 26 August 2015 - Members of Libya's Constitution-Drafting Assembly (CDA) met with experts from the UN Electoral Support Team on 26 August 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia, to discuss provisions in Libya's draft constitution related to the conduct of future elections in Libya. UN experts…

Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, 26 August 2015 I had very good discussions with Speaker Berri. The timing of our discussion today was to review the critical situation of the country and the urgency of effective inclusive decision-making by the government. There is a responsibility by all of Lebanon’s…

25 August 2015 - Special Envoy Saïd Djinnit today convened a regional stakeholders’ meeting in support of the Youth Forum of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR). Representatives of the ICGLR Secretariat, the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the…

24 August 2015 - A meeting of representatives of Libyan women groups and women activists, in the framework of the political dialogue, commenced on Monday 24 August 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia. The three-day meeting, facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in partnership with…

The United Nations Integrated Multidimensional Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) condemns in the strongest terms the recent communal clashes in Bambari, Ouaka prefecture, which has killed many and wounded others, including aid workers who came to help the victims. These…

Beirut, Lebanon Monday, 24 August 2015 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, noted recent citizens’ protests and rightful, public demands for basic services and the effective functioning of Government. She underscored the importance of protecting the rights of citizens…