Press Releases

NEW YORK- WASHINGTON DC -- On 8-9 September, Mr. Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), visited New York in connection with his regular briefing to the UN Security Council on UNRCCA…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 10 September, the UNRCCA Representative gave a lecture to diplomatic staff of foreign policy institutions from nine countries. The event was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan within the framework of the training course for young diplomats…

NICOSIA, 10 September 2015 - Religious and political leaders came together for the first time in support of peace in Cyprus. The religious leaders of Cyprus have come a long way since the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process under the auspices of the Embassy of Sweden brought them together in…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) learned with dismay the grenade attacks perpetrated by unidentified armed individuals late on Wednesday 9 September 2015 in Petevo and Fatima neighborhoods, in the 6th district of Bangui…

NEW YORK - Terrorist groups are actively recruiting fighters in Central Asian countries, according to a senior UN official in the region. The UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) says it is working with regional governments to prevent groups like ISIL and the Taliban…

The Under Secretary General of the United Nations in charge of Peacekeeping Operations, Herve Ladsous, has announced the establishment of a “weapons-free zone” in Bambari effective today, September 8, 2015, from 17:00 local time. The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), strongly condemns the burning down of the Evangelical Church of Pentecost Centre 1 Bria, capital of Haute Kotto. This irresponsible and reprehensible act is an outrage to positives steps…

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Juba, 5 September 2015 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is pleased to announce that 241 foreign nationals have been relocated from a protection-of-civilians (PoC) site at Mission headquarters since 27 August to locations in Juba Town, Yambio Town and the Makpandu refugee…

Transcript of a media stakeout by Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Mr. Bernardino León, at the Political Dialogue round in Geneva Geneva, 4 September 2015 (Near verbatim transcript) SRSG: Hello. Good…