Press Releases

KABUL - In line with the continued call of the United Nations for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, UNAMA regrets the execution of six alleged perpetrators of serious crimes and crimes against civilians. The United Nations notes that there is no conclusive evidence of the deterrent value…

Beirut, Lebanon Sunday, 8 May 2016 United Nations Special Coordinator Ms. Sigrid Kaag welcomed the launch of the municipal elections in Lebanon today. During a tour of several polling centres in Beirut, Ms. Kaag noted “I am glad to see Lebanese voting this morning". The Special Coordinator commended…

07 May 2016 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Martin Kobler strongly condemns the attack on demonstrators in al-Kish Square in Benghazi in the afternoon of 6 May. According to UNSMIL's information, four people…

Standing up for humanity: our only choice Cairo, 5 May 2016 - Millions of people in the Middle East and North Africa are enduring intolerable human suffering. Widespread violence, conflict and extremism in Iraq, Libya, Palestine, Syria and Yemen are creating immense humanitarian needs, with the…

Midwives: health heroes for women, adolescent girls and newborns On this day, the United Nations Population Fund, Libya office, salutes the contribution of the Libyan midwives and the caring mothers who have worked to save the lives of women, girls and newborn babies, under very difficult…

Amman, Jordan - 29 April 2016 - Building on recommendations from two preparatory meetings 19-25 April that examined conflict-sensitive approaches, Libyan journalists, with UNESCO facilitation, have proposed a code of ethics outlining common standards for Libyan journalists to apply when reporting…

UNMISS Update No. 124

3 May 2015 – The third of May of every year, the world celebrates the World Press Freedom Day. This is day, is a very important day for Libya, a country of journalists and bloggers who played a key role during the 2011 revolution and continue to do so. On this occasion, the United Nations applauds…

Human rights, democratic societies and sustainable development depend on the free flow of information. And the right to information depends on press freedom. Each year, we observe World Press Freedom Day to emphasize these fundamental principles, to protect the independence of the media and to…

Arabic ملاحظة للمراسلين بيان لمكتب المبعوث الخاص للأمم المتحدة لسوريا، السيد ستيفان دي مستورا، عقب الاجتماعات مع وزير الخارجية الأمريكية ووزير خارجية المملكة العربية السعودية جنيف، 2 مايو 2016 التقى المبعوث الخاص للأمم المتحدة لسوريا، ستيفان دي مستورا اليوم بوزير الخارجية الأمريكي السيد جون كيري…