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UN in Afghanistan calls for lifting of restrictions on female staff accessing UN premises
KABUL - On 7 September, the de facto Afghan security forces prevented national female staff members and contractors of the United Nations from entering UN compounds in Kabul. This restriction was extended to UN field offices…
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UNSMIL welcomes Municipal Council Election results
TRIPOLI – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the announcement by the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) of the results for the 34 municipalities that participated in the second group of…
STATEMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SYRIA MR. GEIR O. PEDERSEN
The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen met today in Damascus with Syria’s Foreign Minister al-Shaibani, where they held a comprehensive discussion on the political transition process, including the…
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Statement by the Co-Chairs of the Security Working Group of the Berlin process
TRIPOLI - The co-chairs of the Berlin Process Security Working Group (SWG) commend the efforts towards an agreement between the Government of National Unity and the Deterrence Apparatus for Combating Organized Crime and…
Secretary-General appoints Mr. Khassim Diagne of Senegal as Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Khassim Diagne of Senegal as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). He…
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UNIFIL statement on attack on peacekeepers clearing roadblocks (3 September 2025)
Yesterday morning, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) drones dropped four grenades close to UNIFIL peacekeepers working to clear roadblocks hindering access to a UN position close to the Blue Line. This is one of the most serious…
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Security Council Press Statement on Libya - 3 September 2025
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council welcomed the briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Hanna Tetteh, on 21 August 2025, in which the SRSG outlined the roadmap to advance a Libyan…
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Statement of the Secretary-General on the deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the devastating loss of life caused by Sunday's earthquake in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar Province. Initial reports indicate that more than 800 people have been…
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Statement by the Secretary-General – Additional detention of United Nations personnel in Yemen
I strongly condemn the arbitrary detentions on 31 August of at least 11 United Nations personnel by the Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen in areas under their control. I further condemn the forced entry into the premises…
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Statement of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya on the Occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
“Alarming Levels of Enforced Disappearances Across Libya Threaten National Reconciliation” TRIPOLI - On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)…