Press Releases

The United Nations announced today the launch of its social media campaign in Lebanon­ - ­­­­­­­­­ #All4Lebanon - aimed at informing the public about the support the UN and its partners are extending to the people of Lebanon across different sectors. As the country continues to navigate serious…

Kamanyola, 28 February 2024 : The Head of MONUSCO, Ms Bintou Keita, today handed over MONUSCO's first base to the Government of the DR Congo, as part of its disengagement from the country.

[ Delivered at the AU PSC meeting ] Excellencies, On behalf of my colleagues on the Trilateral Taskforce on Permanent Constitution-Making and Electoral Processes Support to South Sudan (which comprises the AU, IGAD, and UN, with the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission [RJMEC])…

Over the past days we have seen a concerning shift in the exchanges of fire. This conflict has already claimed too many lives and caused significant damage to houses and public infrastructure. It has jeopardized the livelihoods and changed the life of tens of thousands of civilians on both sides of…

[NEAR VERBATIM] Excellencies, Thank you, once again, for this opportunity to brief the African Union Peace and Security Council as part of a Trilateral format. I want to associate myself with the remarks delivered by Ambassador Biswaro on our collective behalf. I want to make a few points to…

[NEAR VERBATIM] Remarks by UN Under-Secretary General Jean Pierre Lacroix Thank you very much and a very good afternoon to all of you. Thank you for having joined us. As was indicated, this is a joint mission headed by Her Excellency Special Envoy of the UN for the Horn of Africa, Miss Hanna Serwaa…

Marking a significant milestone, the Republic of Kazakhstan officially announced its inaugural independent commitment of a military contingent to United Nations Peacekeeping on 14 February. At a ceremony at UN Headquarters in New York, Lieutenant General Sultan Kamaletdinov, First Deputy Minister of…

Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Leonardo Santos Simão, meets with president Macky Sall, urges all Senegalese actors to work together to create an environment conducive to a peaceful and transparent election within the framework of the Senegalese Constitution Dakar, 20 February…

[Near Verbatim] Welcome and thank you for joining this press conference. Thank you also to listeners tuning in on Radio Miraya. Today is World Radio Day, so I want to pay tribute to our Miraya staff and radio stations across the country for providing an invaluable service in bringing important news…