Press Releases

A five-day live fire exercise between UNIFIL peacekeepers and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel concluded today in an open field south of UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura. The “Steel Storm” drill, led by UNIFIL’s Force…

Bamako, 7 June 2021 - Since the beginning of May, individuals with a hidden agenda have been regularly inciting the population of Aguelhok, in Kidal region, to leave their homes, pretexting that their lives would be…

TRIPOLI, 07 June 2021 - The United Nations in Libya condemns the ISIL-claimed terrorist attack on 6 June in Sebha that killed a number of military officers and injured others, according to local authorities. Special Envoy of…

Ms. Joanna Wronecka, the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, today held her first round of meetings with Lebanese officials. She met with President Michel Aoun, Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri, caretaker Prime Minister…

[near verbatim] Good morning everybody. Thank you for joining me today, and thanks also to those who are tuning in live on Radio Miraya. As you know, I arrived in Juba to take up the role of SRSG about six weeks ago. Although…

A joint delegation to Pibor on 1 June 2021, consisting of representatives from the African Union Mission in South Sudan (AUMISS), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and…

2 JUNE 2021 - United Nations Special Envoy Ján Kubiš and Co-chair Ambassador Simon Geissbühler warmly welcome the participation of Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush of Libya and Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal…

Statement by the United Nations Spokesperson in Cyprus On 2nd June 2021, the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Ersin Tatar, confirmed agreement on synchronizing the two sides’…