Press Releases

  • Secretary-General appoints Ms. Helen La Lime of the United States as Special Representative for Haiti and Head of the MINUJUSTH
    01 Aug 2018 - New York, 1 August 2018 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Helen Meagher La Lime of the United States as his Special Representative for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH). Ms...
  • Women and children are disproportionately affected. According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), young girls are the most demanded and profitable prey for traffickers. Above, a child stands in a curtained doorway in Yemen. UNHCR/Rocco Nuri

    Women and children are disproportionately affected. According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), young girls are the most demanded and profitable prey for traffickers. Above, a child stands in a curtained doorway in Yemen. UNHCR/Rocco Nuri

    The Secretary General – Message on the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
    30 Jul 2018 - Trafficking in persons is a vile crime that feeds on inequalities, instability and conflict.  Human traffickers profit from peoples’ hopes and despair.  They prey on the vulnerable and rob them of their fundamental rights.  Children and young people, migrants and refugees are...
  • Security Council Press statement on Haiti — 12 July 2018
    12 Jul 2018 - The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the recent violence in Haiti.  They acknowledged the right to peaceful assembly and condemned all acts of violence and attacks on civilians, which have resulted in several deaths, and expressed their deepest sympathy...
  • A woman cradles her child in Kavimvira transit centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu Province. She is among hundreds of vulnerable Burundian refugees actively seeking safety there.

    A woman cradles her child in Kavimvira transit centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu Province. She is among hundreds of vulnerable Burundian refugees actively seeking safety there.

    The Secretary General – Message for World Refugees Day
    20 Jun 2018 - What would you do if you were forced to leave your home? Today, more than 68 million people around the world are refugees or internally displaced as a result of conflict or persecution. That is equivalent to the population of the world’s 20th largest country. Last year, someone...
  • Children in Zataari Camp in Jordan. © ONU/Sahem Rababah

    Children in Zataari Camp in Jordan. © ONU/Sahem Rababah

    The Secretary General – Message for 100-Day Countdown to the International Day of Peace
    13 Jun 2018 - The International Day of Peace, observed every year on 21 September, embodies our shared aspiration to end conflict in all its forms and to safeguard the human rights of all people. It is a day on which the United Nations calls for a 24-hour global ceasefire, with the hope that...
  • “Beat Plastic Pollution”, the theme for World Environment Day 2018, is a call to action for all of us to come together to combat one of the great environmental challenges of our time. © Leonora Baumann / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2018

    “Beat Plastic Pollution”, the theme for World Environment Day 2018, is a call to action for all of us to come together to combat one of the great environmental challenges of our time. © Leonora Baumann / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2018

    The Secretary General – Message on the World Environment Day
    05 Jun 2018 - A healthy planet is essential for a prosperous and peaceful future. We all have a role to play in protecting our only home. But it can be difficult to know what to do or where to start. That’s why this World Environment Day has just one request...
  • The Secretary General – Message on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
    23 May 2018 - On May 29th, 1948, the United Nations Security Council authorized the first United Nations peacekeeping operation – the UN Truce Supervision Organization in the Middle East. On this 70th anniversary, we express our gratitude to the more than one million men and women who have...
  • Mamadou Diallo was designated Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH). © Leonora Baumann / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2018

    Mamadou Diallo was designated Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH). © Leonora Baumann / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2018

    Mamadou Diallo of Guinea designated as Officer-in-Charge for MINUJUSTH
    08 May 2018 - Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, 8 May 2018—Dr. Mamadou Diallo, the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Haiti, was designated Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) following the appointment...
  • The Secretary General – Message for World Press Freedom Day
    03 May 2018 - A free press is essential for peace, justice and human rights for all. It is crucial to building transparent and democratic societies and keeping those in power accountable. It is vital for sustainable development. Journalists and media workers shine a light on local and global...
  • For Miroslav Lajčák, President of the General Assembly, the United Nations need a new approach to peace. © UN Photo

    For Miroslav Lajčák, President of the General Assembly, the United Nations need a new approach to peace. © UN Photo

    Miroslav Lajčák : "A New Approach to Peace"
    23 Apr 2018 - When the United Nations was created, its founders envisioned a different kind of world. A world in which disputes were resolved in meeting rooms and not battlefields. A world in which wars were stopped before they broke out. A world that didn’t wait for lives to be lost before...

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