Press Releases

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General condemns the attack, claimed by the Taliban, on the city of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan today. Such attacks on civilians and civilian facilities are a clear violation of international human rights and humanitarian law. The assault on Kunduz follows a horrific…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) deplores the sudden rise in tensions on Saturday morning in Bangui, following the killing of a young Muslim man. This outrageous act led to unacceptable retaliatory actions which threatened…

Today, the Secretary-General met with H.E. Mr. Joseph Butore, Second Vice President of the Republic of Burundi. They discussed potential United Nations assistance to ongoing regional efforts to address the situation in the country. In this regard, the Secretary-General offered the full support of…

AUC Peace and Security Council Decision on UN-AU Partnership in Peace and Security in Africa

25 September 2015 - On the occasion of the blessed Eid al-Adha, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Bernardino Leon appeals to all parties in Libya to release those who are still detained outside the framework of the law so that they can return to their families and participate…

ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- On 23-25 September, Deputy Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Fedor Klimchuk, participated in the workshop “The management of trans-boundary water resources in Central Asia and Afghanistan in the context of climate…

This year’s International Day of Peace comes at a time of deadly violence and destabilizing conflicts around the world. Rather than succumbing to despair, we have a collective responsibility to demand an end to the brutality and impunity that prevail. I call on all warring parties to lay down their…

UNOAU Statement at a meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council on the report of the AU Chairperson on Madagascar and Comoros

Skhirat, Morocco, 20 September 2015 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the military escalation in Benghazi on Saturday 19 September 2015. The timing of airstrikes clearly aims at undermining the on-going efforts to end the conflict. Benghazi has suffered for too…