Note to correspondents – on Somalia
The Secretary General is alarmed about the reports of violence in Mogadishu.
- This Week in DPPA
This Week in DPPA: 30 May - 5 June 2025
A brief roundup of United Nations political and peacebuilding events and developments globally. Drone strike in Romania underscores growing risk of spillover of the war in Ukraine, Security Council hears On 1 June, Kayoko…
Secretary-General António Guterres attends the wreath laying ceremony in honour of fallen Peacekeepers at the Peacekeeping Memorial at UN Headquarters. Photo: MF Pagé
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers
- Service and Sacrifice
'The true cost of peace': UN honours fallen peacekeepers as dangers mount
The United Nations paused on Friday to pay tribute to the more than 4,500 peacekeepers who lost their lives in the line of duty over the past 78 years. The commemoration of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers came hours…
UNRCCA Preventive Diplomacy Academy Hosts Session on Mediation Theory and Practice
ASHGABAT , Turkmenistan
Peacekeepers step up aid efforts in support of communities affected by hostilities
While navigating a multitude of challenges amid ongoing hostilities in their area of operations in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL peacekeepers have made a notable contribution in support of affected communities in the south, as…
Security Council Press Statement for the Houthi Detentions anniversary 6 June
As the second anniversary of the June 2024 detentions approaches, the members of the Security Council reaffirmed their condemnation in the strongest terms of the detentions by the Houthis of personnel from the United Nations…
Special Representative of the Secretary-General Hanna Tetteh delivers opening remarks during the concluding plenary session of the Structured Dialogue in Tripoli on 7 June 2026.
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Opening remarks by SRSG Hanna Tetteh Final Plenary Meeting of the Structured Dialogue
Assalamu Alaikum Distinguished members of the Structured Dialogue, Ambassadors and representatives of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya, It is my pleasure to welcome you back to this hall, where our journey began…
UNIFIL pays tribute to fallen Serbian peacekeeper
UNIFIL paid tribute to Staff Sergeant Milovan Jovanović, 36, of the Republic of Serbia, the UNIFIL peacekeeper who died last Thursday after being critically injured when mortar shells struck his position near Marjayoun, at a…
The Structured Dialogue marked the completion of its final report on 7 June 2026. The report contains more than 525 recommendations to help enable national elections, unify and strengthen state institutions, and help address long-standing drivers of conflict.
Structured Dialogue concludes, presents final recommendations for Libya's political process
TRIPOLI—During its final plenary meeting in Tripoli, the Structured Dialogue today announced its final recommendations to enable national elections, unify and strengthen state institutions, and help address long-standing…
UNIFIL paid tribute to Staff Sergeant Milovan Jovanović of Serbia, who died after being critically injured when mortar shells struck
UNIFIL
- Crisis
- Secretary-General
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the death of a peacekeeper in Lebanon
The Secretary-General condemns the killing of Sergeant Milovan Jovanović, a Serbian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), when a mortar impacted United Nations position 7-2, near Marji…
Reformation meets growth with the Green Corrections Initiative in South Sudan
SOUTH SUDAN – “My past may stay with me, but I can now use my future to do better.” Makol Makuang’s story of turning from prison inmate into a successful farmer is one of many since the start of the Green Corrections…