Press Releases

Mogadishu – At the start of the annual global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, the United Nations in Somalia today called for concerted action to address the growing issue of online abuse and…

Juba — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities following reports of renewed fighting and rising tensions in Eastern Equatoria state. These incidents follow recent…

TRIPOLI — UNSMIL strongly condemns the killing of Al-Khansa Mohamed Abdulmajid who was shot in Janzour district of Tripoli last night. The Mission extends its deepest condolences to her family, underscoring that this…

Kinshasa, 21 November 2025 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) strongly condemns the particularly deadly attacks carried out by the Allied Democratic…

Marking nearly one year since the November Understanding came into effect, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, told the United Nations Security Council that “since that time…

If implemented transparently and in line with Libyan legislation and global financial management standards, this initiative could contribute

BUNJ/JUBA, 18 November 2025 – A mobile court in Bunj, Maban county, Upper Nile state has successfully concluded its proceedings today, with decisions on 28 serious criminal cases, including murder and sexual and gender-based…

The UN is funded both through its regular budget made up of assessed contributions from all 193 Member states, in accordance with the decisi

Joint Statement | 8th Annual Consultative Meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council and the UN Peacebuilding Commission | 17 Nov 2025

This morning, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fired on UNIFIL peacekeepers from a Merkava tank from near a position Israel has established in Lebanese territory. Heavy machine gun rounds hit approximately five meters from the…