Press Releases

Entebbe (Uganda), 14 February 2014 - The Meeting of experts on the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) ended on Friday 14 February 2014 in Entebbe (Uganda), after two days of discussions on the follow-up of the implementation of the Regional strategy against the LRA endorsed in June 2012 by the UN Security…

Dakar/Abidjan, 13 February 2014 - The United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) in partnership with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women) officially launched the Database on "Gender, Women, Peace and Security in West Africa" on Thursday 13 February, in…

Dakar/Abidjan, 13 February 2014 - The United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) in partnership with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women) officially launched the Database on "Gender, Women, Peace and Security in West Africa" on Thursday 13 February, in…

BISHKEK, Kyrgyz republic – Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, visited Bishkek on 12-13 February. He met with Toraga (Speaker) of the Jogorku Kenesh (Parliament) Asilbek Jeenbekov, Deputy…

Juba, 11 February 2014 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has taken a series of steps to strengthen security in relation to Protection of Civilians sites within the Mission's compounds. Security problems have continued to cause serious concern at the gates and in the vicinity of the UNMISS…

SC/11270 (7108 th Meeting) Special Representative Briefs as Delegates Hear from Leaders of Both Sides Serbia and Kosovo should build on the momentum created during 2013 towards the normalization of relations between them, speakers in the Security Council said today as the 15-member body held its…

2014-02-11 DSASG Joint Statement

Security Council Debate on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) 7108th meeting. Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo ( S/2014/68).

Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, 05 February 2014 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, and his Deputy, Ross Mountain, met today with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati. The discussions covered the latest developments in Lebanon and the region, including the social and economic…

Juba, 5 February 2014 - A contingent of 266 additional peacekeepers arrived in South Sudan on 4 February. The troops include 10 women, two of whom are doctors, and three nurses. They will be deployed in Juba at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) protection sites. The arrival of…