Press Releases

New York, 10 July 2013- Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for West Africa, today briefed the Security Council on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) over…

Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, 09 July 2013 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon strongly condemned the bomb blast today that targeted the southern Beirut suburb of Bir El-Abed on the eve of the Moslem holy month of…

Juba, 8 July 2013 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Ms. Hilde F. Johnson congratulate the Republic of South Sudan on the second anniversary of…

KABUL - As Afghanistan prepares to mark the holy month of Ramadan, I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate its people and Government and wish them peace and happiness throughout the coming days. Afghanistan has…

Juba, 5 July 2013 - Herve Ladsous, the Under-Secretary-General (USG) for peacekeeping operations, accompanied by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Missions in South Sudan (UNMISS) Hilde…

Juba, 4 July 2013 - The Korean Engineering Company based in Bor as part of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is undertaking various projects to upgrade the infrastructure around the capital of the state of…

Juba, 4 July 2013- Herve Ladsous, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations will travel to South Sudan for a three-day visit starting on Friday 5 July.

On the occasion of its fifth anniversary the United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) has published a brochure entitled “The United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for…

As an outcome of the international conference “Neutrality and Preventive Diplomacy: Basis for Peace and Security” devoted to the 5th anniversary of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia…