Press Releases

Zarzis, Tunisia, 8-10 December 2014 - Following the decision taken WHO’s Sixty-first Session of the Regional Committee in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to support Member States to assess of the level of preparedness and readiness measures for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), WHO Office in Libya…

Juba, 10 December, 2014 - At a ceremony held in Juba today to commemorate International Human Rights Day, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for South Sudan, Ellen Margrethe Loej, read out UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Human Rights Day, which this year is…

LEON: We have just finished a long, fruitful meeting, where we have been discussing the proposal for a new round of talks between different representatives of the Libyan people, the Libyan society the Libyan institutions in order to overcome the crisis in this country. In the meeting tonight, we…

Juba, 9 December, 2014 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan destroyed 25 firearms and hundreds of knives, machetes, and similar weapons confiscated from internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in its protection-of-civilians sites in Juba at a public event held today in its Tomping compound…

I had a very good meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Our discussions focused on the situation in Lebanon and regional developments. I welcomed the recent efforts, including those of Speaker Berri, to push for dialogue between political parties in Lebanon. The Speaker and I agreed that…

Statements by H.E. Mr Aleksandar Vucic, Prime Minister of Serbia, and Mr. Hashim Thaci to to the United Nations Security Council.

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly today strongly condemned yesterday’s attack on a Lebanese army patrol in the north-eastern area of Ras Baalbeck, which killed six soldiers and injured another. He expressed his condolences to the families of those killed and to the people…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) welcomes the celebration of the National Day of the Central African Republic on 01 December 2014. This edition of the National Day, celebrated under the sign of the commitment of the…

Juba, 2 December 2014 - There have been persistent reports in South Sudanese and regional media alleging that the United Nations has a plan to place the Republic of South Sudan under a "protectorate." Members of the Government of South Sudan have also brought these reports to the attention of the…

I am very pleased to be here for this Open Day on Women, Peace and Security. I would like to thank the Municipality of Tyre for hosting this event today, Mr. Abed Mohsen Husaini for his opening remarks and my friend and colleague General Luciano Portolano and the staff of UNIFIL for working to make…