Press Releases

[ As Delivered] RJMEC Chair, Excellencies and distinguished guests, Thank you for the opportunity to address the plenary and reflect on the status of implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement. Let me start by…

Bamako, October 31, 2023 - MINUSMA ended its presence in the Kidal region today, following the departure of its last personnel by air and land convoy. The last convoy of peacekeepers left Kidal by road this morning for Gao…

On Saturday, at around 10 pm, two mortar shells hit a UNIFIL base in the vicinity of the village of Houla, resulting in the injury of one peacekeeper who was promptly evacuated for medical treatment. The peacekeeper sustained…

Today, at approximately 3 pm, a shell landed inside UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura. Fortunately, it did not explode and no one was hurt, but our base was damaged. The shell has been removed and we are working to ascertain the…

Dakar, 26 October 2023 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, concluded yesterday a three-day working visit…

24 October 2023 – Kigali, Rwanda: As peacekeepers face greater challenges than ever, participants at the preparatory conference for the 2023 United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial in Kigali have pledged to enhance protection…

New York, 24 October 2023 – An interactive photographic exhibition featuring portraits of women peacebuilders and peacekeepers will pay tribute to their vital contribution on 25 October, outside United Nations Headquarters in…

As the UN marks its 78 th anniversary, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka today said the organization is strongly committed to supporting Lebanon safeguard its security and stability as the Middle East region…

[Near Verbatim] Honourable Mary Nawai Martin Nawai, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs of the Republic of South Sudan and Honourable Stephen Par, Minister of Peace Building. Ambassadors, Heads of Missions, and members of the…

The United Nations is a reflection of the world as it is – and an aspiration of the world we know it can be. It is our responsibility to help build that world of peace, sustainable development and human rights for all. I know…