Press Releases

Mr. Petko Draganov (Bulgaria, 2015–2017) Petko Draganov of Bulgaria served as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy…

“We have had consultations today with the different parties. We continued our work in this dialogue on substantial issues and also on the organization of our work. And after listening both to the participants that are here in…

Amman, Jordan, March 13, 2014 - The United Nations with the Swedish Institute in Alexandria facilitated a learning event on Conflict Resolution and Mediation Skills for Libyan women.The event brought together women activists…

ANKARA, Turkey -- UNRCCA attended the Regional Technical Group Meeting (RTG) of the Counter-terrorism Confidence Building Measures (CT-CBM) of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process, held in Ankara on March 11, 2015. The meeting…

Algiers, 10 March 2015 - An UNSMIL-facilitated meeting of Libyan political leaders and political activists convened today, Tuesday, in the Algerian capital in support of the Libyan Political dialogue. (Photos by Iason…

Juba, 10 March 2015 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) and head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, Ms. Ellen Margrethe Loej, and the U.S. Charge D’Affaires, Charles Twining, visited…

Beirut, Lebanon Monday, 09 March 2015 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag praised today the efforts of the Lebanese Army in safeguarding Lebanon’s stability and security. “We commend the…

09 March 2015 - In view of some of the media coverage and other public statements that followed the conclusion on 7 March of three days of Libyan political dialogue facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya…

Last year, UNSMIL celebrated the International Women's Day with Libyan women in Tripoli. The women came together, developed their theme of the day, and shared their hopes and aspirations. Libyan women demanded for their…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of MINUSMA, Mr. Mongi Hamdi, condemns in the strongest possible terms the deadly attack that took place at a Bamako restaurant at around 1 a.m. this morning. The…