Press Releases

Joint Press release Issued by Office of media at the Ministry of Education and the communications department at UNICEF Office in Tripoli TRIPOLI, 24 June 2013 – Today, Monday 24 June 2013, The Minister of Education Mr Ali…

The Special Coordinator met this afternoon with the ambassadors of the permanent members of the Security Council to discuss recent developments with regard both to UNSCR 1701, on which the Secretary-General will soon issue a…

Juba, 24 June 2013 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is transitioning into new security arrangements and will hand over the security at its premises to a private contractor on July 1st.

On 18 June, the members of the Security Council heard a briefing on the situation in Libya from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Tarek Mitri…

A woman with her baby in a refugee camp in Mukhjar, West Darfur. Photo by Albert González Farran The number of forcibly displaced people in the world continues to rise. There are now more than 45 million refugees and…

Juba, 18 June 2013 - The Bangladesh Engineering Company of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is carrying out major repair work on the road connecting Ngongi Street to the Juba bypass. This road, one of Juba's…

Juba, 13 June 2013 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) conducted a one day workshop for the South Sudan Parliamentary Lobby Group on Children.

BEIJING, China - On 13-14 June, Head of UNRCCA, SRSG Miroslav Jenča conducted a working visit to Beijing for talks with Deputy Foreign Minister of China, Mr. Cheng Guoping and Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation…

I just had a good meeting with Prime Minister-designate Tamam Salam. The priorities of the United Nations in Lebanon are its security and stability, that it should be kept safe. A capable and effective government is important…