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TRIPOLI – On International Women’s Day, celebrated worldwide with the theme ‘Rights. Justice. Action. For All Women and Girls’, the United Nations in Libya emphasizes the importance of recognizing and protecting the equal rights of all women and girls. Libyan women are vital in promoting peace…

The theme for this year’s observance of International Women’s Day is ‘Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.

Port-au-Prince, 8 March 2026 – On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2026, all entities of the United Nations System in Haiti call for concrete actions to fully ensure the political, economic and social rights of women, in line with this year’s theme: Rights. Justice. Action. This theme…

The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has completed the withdrawal of all its peacekeepers and national monitors from its Tishwin and Abu Qussa/Wunkur team sites. The withdrawal follows an assessment of the increasingly volatile and unpredictable security situation in the two…

Last week, Lebanon was in relatively good shape. Its armed forces were supporting the steady advancement of state authority. Preparations for legislative elections were in full swing. Long-awaited reform was underway. A World Bank loan was poised to kick-start reconstruction. And, warming relations…

Amidst heavy firing this evening, three peacekeepers were injured inside their base in Al Qawzah, southwestern Lebanon. The most severely injured has been transferred to hospital in Beirut for treatment. The two others are being treated in a UNIFIL medical facility. A fire on the base has been…

All the unlawful attacks in the Middle East and beyond are causing tremendous suffering and harm to civilians throughout the region – and pose a grave a risk to the global economy, particularly to the most vulnerable people. The situation could spiral beyond anyone’s control. It is time to stop the…

The Secretary-General condemns the incident on Friday, 6 March, which resulted in three Ghanaian peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) being injured inside their position in Al Qawzah, southwestern Lebanon, amidst heavy firing. He wishes a swift and full recovery to…

KABUL - Further to its statement released on Tuesday, 3 March, and in line with its Security Council mandate, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) continues to verify and record incidents of civilian casualties inside Afghanistan as a result of cross-border armed clashes…

NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Major General Junhui Wu of China as the new Force Commander for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Major General Wu succeeds Lieutenant General Subramanian to whom the Secretary-General…