Press Releases

NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks that took place in Afghanistan, in Kabul on 5 September, which was claimed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh), and in Nangarhar on 11 September. The terrorist…

The signing of a revitalized peace agreement by all parties to the conflict in South Sudan is a significant step forward in the process of ending the ongoing violence and the immense suffering of their people, says the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. The Special Representative of the…

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Tripoli, 10 September 2018 - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the cowardly terrorist attack on the National Oil Company today. It expresses its deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to the injured. UNSMIL affirms that the assault on…

Zawiya, 9 September 2018 - The United Nations Support Mission to Libya (UNSMIL) hosted a meeting today to discuss the consolidation of the 4 September 2018 ceasefire, agree on a monitoring and verification mechanism and begin talks on the security arrangements in the Greater Tripoli area. The…

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.210

MINUSCA strongly condemns the killing of nine internal displaced people in Bria, Haute-Kotto prefecture (centre-east of the Central African Republic) resulting from violent clashes between FPRC and anti-Balaka armed groups. The Mission reiterates its commitment to carry out investigations to…

Bogotá, 06 September 2018. In recent weeks, six leaders of four Territorial Areas for Training and Reintegration (TATRs) and one new regrouping point (NRP) in the Southeastern region of the country decided to leave these Areas and abandon their responsibilities to approximately 1,500 ex-combatants…

6 September 2018 - The members of the Security Council welcomed the briefing from the Special Representative of the Secretary‑General, Ghassan Salamé, on 5 September 2018. The members of the Security Council condemned the recent violence in Tripoli and called on all parties to exercise restraint…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General condemns yesterday’s twin attack in Kabul City targeting civilians at a sports centre in an area populated by Afghanistan’s Shi’a community. The Secretary-General extends his condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured…