Press Releases

UNIFIL welcomes a recent Lebanese Military Court verdict that has brought another individual guilty of an attack on peacekeepers to justice. In July 2011, a UNIFIL convoy passing through the city of Saida was targeted with an…

Secretary-General appoints Ms. Joanna Wronecka of Poland as Special Coordinator for Lebanon United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Ms. Joanna Wronecka of Poland as his new Special…

31 March 2021: Community-based militias were responsible for 78 percent of killings and injuries caused to civilians as well as abductions and conflict-related sexual violence during attacks in pockets of South Sudan…

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan On 30 March, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Asia Ms. Natalia Gherman took part in the 9th Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process Ministerial Conference “Strengthening Consensus for…

Libya, 30 March 2021 – Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiš met today with Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Mr. Agila Saleh…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 29 March 2021, the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia took part in the International Youth Forum for Peace and Trust, organized by the Government of Turkmenistan…

TRIPOLI, 29 March 2021 - Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiš, met yesterday in Tripoli with Head of High Council (HCS) of State Khaled…

The 52nd round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place in the Palais des Nations on 25 and 26 March 2021. The meeting was held in person, with all requisite pandemic mitigation measures in place. All…