Press Releases

The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement that the United States and Iran have agreed on a peace deal that provides for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, as well as a framework…

I strongly condemn today's Israeli strikes on Beirut. The strikes took place despite the ceasefire and at a time when the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran are expected to reach an agreement that will pave the…

The members of the Security Council condemned the killing of a Serbian peacekeeper from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on 4 June. The peacekeeper died from critical injuries sustained when mortar shells…

The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by continuing escalation in the Middle East, including the strikes by the United States on Iran and the strikes by Iran on neighbouring countries in the Gulf and beyond that are not…

KABUL - UNAMA is deeply concerned by the arrest of at least 30 women in Herat city between 6 and 7 June by de facto Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice officials, together with de facto Police, for allegedly…

TRIPOLI— Following recent misinformation regarding the work of the United Nations in Libya, UNSMIL notes with concern the circulation of false claims that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR…

The Secretary-General is deeply alarmed by the renewed escalation in the Middle East. He calls on all concerned parties to immediately stop attacks, exercise maximum restraint, and refrain from any action that could further…

UNIFIL paid tribute to Staff Sergeant Milovan Jovanović, 36, of the Republic of Serbia, the UNIFIL peacekeeper who died last Thursday after being critically injured when mortar shells struck his position near Marjayoun, at a…

The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire following the fourth high-level trilateral meeting between Israeli and Lebanese representatives on 2 and 3 June 2026, in Washington, D.C. He reaffirms the support…