News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
Goma, eastern DRC, 26 May 2016 - The representatives of the Guarantors of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework comprising of the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the International Conference on the…
Twenty representatives of Libyan women groups and women activists, from diverse backgrounds representing all areas of Libya gathered in Monastir, Tunisia to attend a three-day training workshop, from 25 to 27 May 2016, on UN…
24 May 2016 – Twenty four electoral staff from Libya’s High National Elections Commission (HNEC) completed today a workshop on Logistical support in electoral operations administered by the UN Electoral Support Team to Libya…
Joint press stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura and UN Senior Adviser, Jan Egeland Special Envoy de Mistura Good afternoon. I am going to address two points and then I will leave it to my friend and…
Following the joint press stake-out earlier today in Geneva between the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura and Senior Advisor, Jan Egeland, the Special Envoy briefed the Security Council on the current…
Libya – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) organized a Technical workshop and coordination meeting for Libyan partners on saving lives of migrants…
New York 24 May 2016 The members of the Security Council reaffirmed their strong support for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Lebanon. The members of the Security Council underscored their…
KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns today’s suicide attack in an outlying western suburb of Kabul which killed eleven civilians and injured ten. The suicide bomber detonated against a shuttle bus…
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks in Jableh and Tartous, Syria, on 23 May, for which Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as Da’esh) claimed…
UNHQ, New York Friday, 24 May 2016 The Secretary-General welcomes the conduct of the municipal elections in Lebanon which are expected to conclude on 29 May. They are a testament to Lebanon’s enduring democratic tradition and…
Beni, 24 May 2016 – Senior officials representing the “Guarantors” of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework comprising of the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the International Conference on the…
SC Press Statement on Two-Year Vacancy in Presidency of Lebanon (24 May 2016)