Press Releases

7 January 2014 - As fighting in parts of South Sudan continues despite ceasefire talks, thousands of civilians are fleeing to neighbouring countries, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported today. The agency had registered 23,500 refugees in Uganda by yesterday, following violence that broke out…

Beirut, Lebanon Monday, 06 January 2014 The UN Secretary-General's Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly today visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He met with senior Saudi officials, including the Second Deputy Prime Minister, His Royal Highness Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz, and the Vice…

UNMIK/PR/1805 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo Farid Zarif issued the following message on the occasion of Orthodox Christmas: “The holiday season is a time of tolerance and harmony among neighbours. It is a time when we gather with loved ones and share in the…

Juba, 4 January 2014 - UNMISS is reinforcing its presence in the Republic of South Sudan. This includes police, military, logistics support and selected numbers of civilian staff who are needed at this time.

Beirut, Lebanon 2 January 2014 The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly deplored the car bombing in the Beirut suburb of Haret Hreik this afternoon that has killed and wounded a number of people. He extended his condolences to the families of all of the victims of this bombing. He…

Beirut, Lebanon 2 January 2014 The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly deplored the car bombing in the Beirut suburb of Haret Hreik this afternoon that has killed and wounded a number of people. He extended his condolences to the families of all of the victims of this bombing. He…

On the occasion of today’s closing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the Secretary-General wishes to congratulate the judges, principals and staff, both Sierra Leonean and international, on the important achievements that have been accomplished over the course of the 11 years of its existence…

Juba, 31 December 2014 - UNMISS is gravely concerned about mounting evidence of gross violations of international human rights law that have occurred in South Sudan during the past 15 days.

This morning at around 7:35am UNIFIL radars detected firing of at least two rockets from the general area of El Khiam in southern Lebanon towards Israel. The IDF informed UNIFIL that two rockets fired from Lebanon had impacted in the vicinity of Kiryat Shimona in northern Israel. The IDF returned…