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Update on Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan
KABUL - Further to its statement released on Tuesday, 3 March, and in line with its Security Council mandate, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) continues to verify and record incidents of civilian casualties inside Afghanistan as a result of cross-border armed clashes…
Secretary-General appoints Major General Junhui Wu of China as Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Major General Junhui Wu of China as the new Force Commander for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Major General Wu succeeds Lieutenant General Subramanian to whom the Secretary-General…
UNIFIL statement (04 March 2026)
UNIFIL notes with serious concern the latest Israel Defense Forces (IDF) statement demanding evacuation of the civilian population from UNIFIL’s area of operations to north of the Litani river. UNIFIL also observed new rounds of rockets and missiles from Lebanese territory into Israel in violation…
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Inaugural EU-UN Strategic Committee on Peace and Security
Joint EU-UN Press Release The European Union-United Nations Strategic Committee on Peace and Security held its inaugural meeting on 3 March 2026 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The meeting was co-chaired by Rosemary A. DiCarlo, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and…
UNIFIL statement (03 March 2026)
This morning, peacekeepers observed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers crossing into Lebanese areas near Markaba, Al Adeisse, Kfar Kela and Ramyah before returning south of the Blue Line. Since the last conflict and the cessation of hostilities understanding , the IDF has maintained five…
UN Security Council Press Statement on Libya
NEW YORK – The members of the Security Council reiterated their full support for the Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) for Libya, Hanna Tetteh, including her mediation and good offices role to further an inclusive political process in Libya, and her roadmap announced on 21…
Press Release - UNMISS condemns ambush targeting peacekeepers on Jonglei-Greater Pibor border
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) condemns yesterday’s ambush by unidentified armed elements on a peacekeeping convoy along the border between Jonglei state and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA). The incident occurred as an UNMISS engineering contingent, accompanied by a…
Press Release - UNMISS alarmed by rising violence in Abiemnom, calls for urgent restoration of calm
Juba, 01 March 2026 — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is alarmed by surging violence in Abiemnom, Ruweng Administrative Area, in the past 48 hours. Early this morning, unidentified armed youth attacked Abiemnom county headquarters, wounding some 23 people. In response to the…
MONUSCO and ICGLR have deployed a joint exploratory assessment mission to Uvira, DRC in support of ceasefire monitoring
Kinshasa, 24 February 2026 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) have deployed a joint exploratory and preliminary assessment mission to Uvira, South Kivu, from 23…
UNAMA Statement on Civilian Casualties
UNAMA has received credible reports of civilian casualties as a result of overnight airstrikes carried out by Pakistan inside Afghanistan.