Press Releases

Juba, 13 December 2013 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) invites media to attend the launch by the Vice-President of the Republic of South Sudan H.E. James Wani Igga and Special Representative of UNMISS…

Martin Nesirky: Good afternoon, welcome to the briefing, I am joined by Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous who is of course the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. He is here for his, if you like, end of…

“Strong Leaders Make Strong Institutions” Under the patronage of the Minister of Justice, and in cooperation with the Judicial Police Department, United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is organizing a roundtable for…

Human Rights Day 2013 was marked worldwide, but in Libya the celebrations touched on the specifics of the country as is forges ahead with its post-revolution transition. The occasion was marked in Tripoli by a workshop under…

Human Rights Day marks the anniversary of the adoption by the General Assembly of the landmark Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year’s observance also marks 20 years since a bold step forward in the struggle to…

On the event of the International Human Rights day and the end of the 16 days of activism against gender violence. You are kindly invited to attend a private reception featuring speeches about the current status of human…

It was an International Volunteer Day like no other in Libya. On this day, the UN volunteers program was launched for the first time in the country. Marking the occasion in Libya, more than 38 national associations and…

UNHQ, New York Monday, 25 November 2013 The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General today convened a meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon (ISG) to review progress since the inaugural meeting of the Group…