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- Secretary-General
Secretary-General’s Message on World Food Day
New York, 16 October 2023 World Food Day 2023 comes during a global food crisis, with the world moving backwards on ending hunger and malnutrition. Some 780 million people around the world are going hungry; almost fifty million children are at risk of death from severe wasting. Yet funding for this…
UNIFIL Statement (15 October 2023)
Today we are observing intense exchanges of fire in several areas along the Blue Line between Lebanese territory and Israel. There have been impacts on both sides of the Blue line. Our headquarters in Naqoura was hit with a rocket and we are working to verify from where. Our peacekeepers were not in…
- Press Releases
Note to Correspondents: on Mali/MINUSMA
New York – The United Nations is gravely concerned about heightened tensions and increasing armed presence in Northern Mali, which are likely to impede the timely and orderly departure of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), and endanger the safe…
UNIFIL Statement (14 October 2023)
Yesterday UNIFIL witnessed intense firing across the Blue Line during an extended period of time and on several points. Taken as a whole, this constituted exchanges of fire across the Blue Line. Regarding Alma As Shab, we know that Israel struck a position approximately 2,5 km away from the village…
- Press Releases
Statement On The General Elections In Liberia By The Special Representative Of The Secretary-General For West Africa And The Sahel
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, visited Liberia from 9 to 12 October in the context of the 10 October general elections. The Special Representative congratulates the Liberian…
UNIFIL Statement (13 October 2023)
This evening, at approximately 5:20 pm, a heavy exchange of fire erupted between Lebanon and Israel in the vicinity of Alma Shaab, Ayta Ash Shab', Al Dihaira, El Adeysse and Houla. We are deeply saddened to hear that during this exchange of fire a Lebanese videographer has been killed with reports…
Statement from Head of Mission and Force Commander Aroldo Lázaro (12 October 2023)
Despite concerning events in the past days, the situation in UNIFIL’s area of operations remains stable, but volatile. Exchanges of fire between Lebanese territory and Israel have fortunately not escalated into conflict. Our peacekeepers remain in their positions and on task. We have increased…
Press Release: Presentation by Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, of the report on the UN Verification Mission in Colombia to the United Nations Security Council
Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, highlighted increasing efforts in the implementation of the Peace Agreement, especially of the comprehensive rural reform, reiterated his concern over violence in the…
PR: MONUSCO takes immediate action in response to allegations of serious misconduct
Kinshasa, 11 October 2023: MONUSCO has taken immediate and robust action in response to reports of serious misconduct by UN peacekeepers.
UNIFIL Statement (10 October 2023)
At around 5:30 pm, UNIFIL detected rocket firing from south of Tyre. We continue to be in contact with authorities on both sides of the Blue Line to de-escalate this very dangerous situation. We urge everyone to exercise restraint at this critical time.