Press Releases

[As Delivered] Mr. President Thank you for the opportunity to brief on developments in South Sudan. When I last updated this Council in April, I conveyed the Secretary-General’s assessment that the parties were yet to achieve…

TRIPOLI – August 10 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemns the armed clashes that erupted in Tajoura yesterday and the subsequent military buildup inside and around Tripoli. The Mission is disturbed…

TRIPOLI, 09 August - UNSMIL continues to closely monitor the controversy surrounding the outcome of the August 6 session to elect the President of the High Council of State (HCS). The Mission has taken note of the positions…

TRIPOLI - 9 August - UNSMIL monitors with concern the recent mobilization of forces in various parts of Libya, particularly in the southern and western regions. We commend ongoing efforts to de-escalate the situation and…

[Near Verbatim] RJMEC Chair, Excellencies and distinguished guests, I thank the RJMEC for the opportunity to brief you today. Allow me to begin my remarks by congratulating South Sudanese on their 13th Independence Day…

The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) expresses its appreciation of the United Nations Security Council’s adoption of Resolution 2746 (2024). This resolution…

Kinshasa, August 7, 2024: The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) expresses its appreciation of the United Nations Security Council’s adoption of Resolution 2746…

The Joint African Union (AU) – United Nations (UN) Task Team on the Operationalisation of Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2719 (2023) establishing the framework for financing of AU-led peace support operations (PSOs)…

As Lebanon marks four years since the devastating Beirut Port explosion, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert met with families of some of the victims. The families shared their stories of this…