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Ladies and gentlemen of the media, Thank you very much for your presence. Justice is meant to be blind. But today, too many are choosing to turn a blind eye to justice itself. Around the world – and starkly in the Middle East – respect for international law is being trampled. Rules governing the use…

TRIPOLI, 12 April 2026 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the signing in Tripoli of Annex No. (1) to the Unified Development Programme agreement. As announced yesterday by the Central Bank of Libya, the annex adopts a unified spending framework for 2026, covering the…

On two occasions today, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers rammed UNIFIL vehicles with a Merkava tank, in one case causing significant damage. The soldiers had blocked a road in Bayada that is used to access UNIFIL positions. Over the past week, Israeli soldiers have fired “warning shots” in the…

NEW YORK, 10 April 2026 - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Anita Kiki Gbeho of Ghana as his new Special Representative for South Sudan and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Ms. Gbeho will succeed the late Nicholas Haysom…

Today, during his first briefing to the UN Security Council briefing on Kosovo since assuming his duties three months ago, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Peter Due, provided an update on the latest developments. The SRSG welcomed the peaceful and inclusive legislative…

Secretary-General appoints Major General Mohammad Asadullah Minhazul Alam of Bangladesh as Force Commander of UNFICYP

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The Secretary-General unequivocally condemns the massive strikes by Israel across Lebanon on 8 April that resulted in hundreds of civilians being killed and injured, including children, as well as damage to civilian infrastructure. The Secretary-General strongly condemns the loss of civilian lives…

The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of a two-week ceasefire by the United States and Iran. He calls on all the parties to the current conflict in the Middle East to comply with their obligations under international law and to abide by the terms of the ceasefire in order to pave the way…

Earlier this evening, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) detained a UNIFIL peacekeeper after blocking a logistics convoy. Following direct and immediate contacts by UNIFIL's Head of Mission and Force Commander and our Liaison Branch, the peacekeeper was released in less than an hour. Any detention of a…