Press Releases

Tripoli, Lebanon Tuesday, 03 February 2015 I came to Tripoli as one of my first visits outside Beirut. As you know I started two and half weeks ago. So I am very much here to listen, to learn but also to see with my own eyes and speak with the Governor, the Mayor of the Municipality, the Mufti of…

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- On 28-30 January, SRSG Jenca visited Brussels for consultations with the European Union. On this occasion he was invited to brief the Council’s Political and Security Committee (PSC) on recent political and security developments in Central Asia and exchanged views with PSC…

I met with the Prime Minister in follow up to the events of recent days and given our close contacts. I expressed my appreciation for the Prime Minister’s clearly expressed commitment to Security Council resolution 1701 and the importance of safeguarding Lebanon’s security and stability. I…

29 January 2015 - Participants in the UN-facilitated Libyan political dialogue have discussed during their meeting in Geneva this week the venue for holding the future talks. There was agreement on the principle of convening future dialogue sessions in Libya, provided that logistical and security…

New York, U.S.A Wednesday, 28 January 2015 The Secretary-General is deeply concerned over the serious deterioration of the security situation in Southern Lebanon and violations of the cessation of hostilities and Resolution 1701 (2006). A rocket attack on an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) patrol killed…

New York, 28 January 2015 - The Secretary-General condemns, in the strongest terms, the attack that took place at the Corinthia Hotel, in Tripoli on 27 January. He expresses his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives as a result of this despicable act. Terrorism has no place in…

The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the deteriorating security situation in Darfur following reports of an escalation of hostilities between the Government of Sudan and the Darfur armed movements in Central Darfur and the resulting displacement of civilians. The UN has confirmed that at…

At around 11:30 am this morning, UNIFIL observed six rockets launched towards Israel from the vicinity of Wazzani north of Maysat in the UNIFIL area of operations. The IDF returned artillery fire in the same general area. During the course of the developments, a UNIFIL peacekeeper deployed at a UN…

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Sigrid Kaag, today expressed deep concern over the serious deterioration of the security situation in South Lebanon following the attack on the Israeli Defense Forces in the area of the Shebaa Farms. Special Coordinator Kaag urgently called on all…

UNMIK/PR/1814 UNMIK is concerned by the recent violent events in the Pristina city centre over the past two days. Such acts have nothing to do with the exercise of the democratic right to express legitimate grievances. It is the responsibility of the Kosovo Police to ensure public safety and to take…