
UNSMIL / Bryony Taylor
- Unified security institutions and implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement
- Strengthened rule of law institutions and transitional justice processes
Structured Dialogue Security Track members continue discussions on practical security sector governance outcomes
TRIPOLI – Members of the Structured Dialogue’s Security Track met during April 13-16 with institutional representatives, civil society and external expert guests to discuss how a sequenced security sector reform and…

- Inclusive democratic process and national reconciliation
- Advancing women, peace and security
- Economic reforms
- Strengthened rule of law institutions and transitional justice processes
- Unified security institutions and implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement
UNSMIL invites civil society, community leaders to lead public consultations and share recommendations for the Structured Dialogue using thematic toolkits
TRIPOLI – Civil society organizations and community leaders across Libya are encouraged to use the Structured Dialogue thematic toolkits for public consultations. The toolkits cover the four themes of the Structured Dialogue…

Webinar Series highlights deepening climate pressures on humanitarian needs and livelihoods in Afghanistan
KABUL - Afghanistan is on the frontline of the global climate crisis. Ranked among the world’s most vulnerable and least prepared countries to manage climate impacts, communities are already experiencing severe consequences…

- Press Releases
UNIFIL head leads tribute to peacekeeper fallen in the service of peace
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Diodato Abagnara today paid tribute to Sergeant-Chef Florian Montorio, the UNIFIL peacekeeper who passed away yesterday in a tragic incident in Ghanduriyah, honouring…

- Press Releases
Final Gaza Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment
The European Union and the United Nations today released the final Gaza Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA), jointly conducted with the World Bank, assessing the damages, economic losses, and recovery and reconstruction…

Secretary-General's Message ahead of World Spanish Language Day on 23 April [scroll down for French version]
Dear friends, Today we celebrate a language that connects shores, preserves memories and brings worlds together. The Spanish language carries with it centuries of history, immense cultural richness and the voice of hundreds…

UNIFIL / Pasqual Gorriz
- Secretary-General Statements
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the death of a peacekeeper in an incident in Lebanon
The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack on Saturday, 18 April 2026, in which one French peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was killed and another three were injured, two…

Displaced people wait in line to receive aid from the WFP in South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo: WFP/Musa Abema
- Political Solutions to Conflict
- MONUSCO
UN welcomes humanitarian access deal in DR Congo
The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( MONUSCO) has welcomed a new agreement aimed at easing the flow of aid to conflict-affected regions. Following talks in Montreux, Switzerland, the Congolese…

UNRCCA and UNOCT hold briefing under Counter-Terrorism Early Warning Network
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan

Participants in this activity came from the territories of Nyiragongo, Rutshuru, Masisi, as well as from the city of Goma, where armed groups are still operating. Photo MONUSCO ©Aubin Mukoni
Goma: Civil society actors trained in monitoring child rights violations
A training organized by the Child Protection Section of MONUSCO, notably in partnership with UNICEF.

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Grand Nord: James Swan on field visit to support civilian protection efforts
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of MONUSCO, Mr. James Swan, began his first field visit to eastern DRC on Monday in Beni since taking office…

- Security Council
ASG Khiari warns of escalating fighting and rising civilian toll in Ukraine
Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific Khaled Khiari Remarks to the Security Council on Ukraine New York, 20 April 2026 Madam President, Since we last briefed this Council…