Press Releases

Beirut, Lebanon Sunday, 12 October 2008 Mr. Michael Williams, the newly appointed United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon arrived today in Beirut to take up his functions as representative of the Secretary-General in Lebanon. Mr. Williams will begin his round of meetings with Lebanese…

Communiqué of the 3 rd Session of the High-Level Committee. Djibouti, 26 October 2008

N'Djamena, Chad, 9 April 2008 – The United Nations Mission in Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) initiated on 9 April 2008 the training of Chadian commanders as part of the Détachement intégré de sécurité (DIS). The ceremony took place at the Academy of the Gendarmerie in the presence of…

N'Djamena, Chad, 28 March 2008 – The Special Representative of Secretary-General in Chad, Mr. Victor Angelo, traveled to Bangui on 27 March 2008 to meet with President François Bozizé and his Prime Minister, Mr. Faustin-Archange Touadéra.

N'Djamena, Chad, 20 March 2008 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Chad, Mr. Victor Angelo, visited the Central African Republic on 19-20 March 2008, and met with the authorities of the country as well as with representatives of the five Permanent members of the Security…

N'Djamena, Chad, 25 January 2008 – The Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno, undertook an official visit to Chad on 25 January 2008. read more in PDF format

N'Djamena, Chad, 10 January 2008 – The United Nations Mission in Central African Republic and Tchad (MINURCAT) organized a press conference today to explain its mandate to the population of Chad. The press conference, which was chaired by the Acting Head of Mission was the first organized by…

UNMIK/PR/1740 PRISTINA – In the latest step to normalize rule of law in the north of Kosovo, UNMIK today reopened the courthouse in north Mitrovica. From today, the courthouse will be staffed by UNMIK international personnel, including two judges, two prosecutors, legal officers and administrative…

UNHQ, NY Monday, 29 September 2008 The Secretary-General strongly condemns the terrorist attack that took place today in the city of Tripoli, reportedly killing at least four people including three members of the Lebanese Armed Forces. He conveys his condolences to the families of the victims, as…

UNMIK/PR/1739 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Lamberto Zannier issued the following message on the occasion of Fitr Bajram "On behalf of the staff of UNMIK, I would like to congratulate Muslims in Kosovo on the conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan…