Press Releases

It was a privilege for me to meet again with former President Michel Sleiman. We discussed a number of issues, including the security situation. I expressed our appreciation for the army, for the role it has played recently…

Juba, 29 October 2014 - The Government of South Sudan, with the support of the United Nations, today launched the "Children, not Soldiers" campaign nationally, marking the country’s renewed commitment to end the recruitment…

ناشطات ليبيات فى لقاء مع المبعوث الخاص لدى جامعة الدول العربية في ليبيا، السيد ناصر القدوة والسفيرة إيناس مكاوي مديرة برامج المرأة في الجامعة العربية خلال زيارة ميدانية نظمتها قسم دعم المرأة في بعثة الامم المتحدة للدعم في…

A review, initiated by the Secretary-General, was conducted into recent allegations that the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) intentionally sought to cover up crimes against civilians and…

Federal Foreign Office, Berlin Tuesday, 28 October 2014 At the invitation of German Foreign Minister Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier a meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon was held in the presence of Prime…

URGENCH, Uzbekistan Your Excellency, Mr. Islam A. Karimov. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Distinguished participants, I am pleased to send greetings to this important Forum. I thank Uzbekistan for hosting. I vividly…

When I arrived in Lebanon in February 2012 to take up my position as the Secretary-General’s Special Coordinator for Lebanon, the Arab world was already in the throes of extraordinary change. It was a period of hope and of…

BISHKEK, Kyrgyz republic – Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), visited Kyrgyzstan on 22-24 October. He held…

The United Nations is needed more than ever at this time of multiple crises. Poverty, disease, terrorism, discrimination and climate change are exacting a heavy toll. Millions of people continue to suffer deplorable…

BISHKEK, Kyrgyz republic - SRSG Miroslav Jenča took part in the celebrations of the UN Day in Kyrgyzstan and interacted with pupils of Bishkek School #24 on gender equality and the role of women and youth in peace and…