Press Releases

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) expresses strong concerns at the organized infiltration of elements from several armed groups in Bangui, including FPRC and anti-Balaka, and condemns in the strongest terms all attempts to…

Nicosia, 13 October - “I very much hope that I will be the first and last Global Advocate to see landmines on this beautiful island,” stated the United Nations Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards, British actor Daniel Craig. Craig is visiting Cyprus on a two day…

UNMISS Update No.95

For the complete statement, please click here : 2015-10-12 EBE Joint Statement

NICOSIA, 12 October 2015 - Today, the Greek Cypriot leader Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Mustafa Akıncı, deliberated on the outstanding issues in the negotiations. Conscious of the need to build on the current momentum, they had a constructive exchange on remaining…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 9-11 October, UNRCCA together with other UN entities and with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan organized the fourth diplomatic mini-football tournament within the framework of the UN Day. This year the tournament was devoted to Turkmenistan’s…

10 October 2015 - After receiving a number of enquiries regarding the list of names of candidates for the Libyan Government of National Accord, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Bernardino Leon reiterates what he clearly said in Skhirat, Morocco, on 08 October 2015 that only…

UNMIK/PR/1818 PRISTINA – Mr. Zahir Tanin arrived in Kosovo on Tuesday to take up the leadership of UNMIK as Special Representative of the Secretary-General. Mr. Tanin previously served as Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations from 2006, during which time he led international…

UNMIK/PR/1817 PRISTINA – UNMIK strongly condemns the violence that took place yesterday in the Kosovo Assembly, in which representatives of certain opposition parties obstructed the session by extreme means, leading even to some of those present to require medical attention. Such actions have no…

New York, 8 October 2015 - The Secretary-General welcomes today’s proposal of nominees for the Presidency Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord. He commends the dialogue participants on having reached a final text of a political agreement after comprehensive and broad consultations…