Press Releases

The 41st round of the Geneva International Discussions has just concluded. In Working Group I dealing with security issues, the situation on the ground was extensively reviewed and assessed as relatively calm and stable. The participants continued discussions and consultations on the topic of non…

Bogotá. 11 October 2017. Within the framework of the Agreement between the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) for the Temporary, Bilateral, and National ceasefire effective from 1 October 2017 to 9 January 2018, the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (MVM…

Sabratah – In the aftermath of weeks of conflict in the Libyan coastal city of Sabratah, at least 4,000 migrants, previously held in numerous informal detention centres and camps, have been transferred to a hangar in the city’s Dahman area, where IOM, the UN Migration Agency is providing emergency…

Tumaco, October 9, 2017. On Sunday, 8 October, a Humanitarian Mission including participants from the office of the Governor of Nariño, the municipal ombudsman of Tumaco, the Diocese of Tumaco, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human rights (OHCHR), the UN Verification Mission in Colombia…

4 October, 2017 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemns today’s suicide attack against the court house in the Libyan city of Misrata. The attack, for which the Islamic State (ISIL) claimed responsibility, killed at least three and wounded over 15, including civilians. The…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) have been following closely the socio-political developments in the Togolese Republic. The three organizations take note in particular of the passage…

Nicosia, 4 October 2017 – At 10:50 am this morning, an UNFICYP vehicle carrying humanitarian supplies departed Nicosia for Greek Cypriot communities in the Karpas, as has been regular practice for close to four decades. UNFICYP was obliged to limit today’s delivery to medical aid supplies, following…

UNMISS PoC sites Update No.177

Tunis, 1 October, 2017 - The Joint Drafting Committee of the House of Representatives and the High Council of State held today its sixth and final meeting within this set of talks at the United Nations Support Mission in Libya’s Tunis headquarter. The meeting were facilitated by the Special…