Press Releases

KABUL - Today marks the start of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence. 25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW). This year the 16 Days of Activism stresses the…

New York, 24 November 2015 - In response to questions about the agreement for Libya, the Spokesman has the following to say: The agreement brokered by Qatar is an important development and we hope it will indeed end the inter…

MOSCOW, Russia - On 23-24 November, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Head of the Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Petko Draganov travelled to Moscow for meetings with…

UNMISS Update No. 101

20 November 2015 - The Humanitarian Response Plan for Libya 2015-16 to address the needs of 2.4 million people who require some form of humanitarian assistance was launched in Geneva on Friday 20 November 2015.Opening the…

STATEMENT BY ZAHIR TANIN, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND HEAD OF UNMIK SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE ON UNMIK New York 19 November 2015 Mr.President, Excellencies, This is my first occasion to brief the Council…

19 November 2015 - Statements to the United Nations Security Council in New York: Statement by H.E. Mr. Ivica Dacic, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Statement by Ms. Vlora…

For the complete statement, please click here : 2015-11-18 EBE Joint Statement

18 November 2015 - The Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Mustafa Akɪncɪ, condemn in the strongest terms the shameful incidents that occurred on 16 November 2015, during which…

Tunis – 16 November 2015 – As part of commemorations marking the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, Libyan journalists and Human Rights activists have recommended a number of concrete proposals…