Press Releases

Tripoli – 2020. UNSMIL condemns the destruction of the Zawit Bin Issa, Sufi shrine in the city of Sirte on 5 February 2020 and the reported arrest of a number of Sufis in Sirte. UNSMIL recalls that the incidents appear to violate the right to freedom of religion or belief and the right not to be…

Nairobi, 4 February 2020 - The Technical Support Committee of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes region held its 26th meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on 3-4 February 2020.

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 264 - 31 Jan to 06 Feb 2020

Transcript – Remarks of UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis During Meeting with Press Syndicate, 5 February 2020 (edited for style) Following opening remarks and questions, delivered by Joseph Kosseifi - Head of the Press Editors Syndicate, focusing on the work of the UN in Lebanon and the…

At the invitation of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the Heads of the United Nations Missions in West Africa held their 35th High-level Meeting on 04 February 2020 in Dakar, Senegal…

HUDAYDAH, 4 February 2020 — The Head of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) and the Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC), Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Abhijit Guha, said he was deeply concerned by the aerial strike that took place in Al Dahi district (north of…

Geneva, 3 February 2020 - The 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission is starting its meeting under the auspices of the United Nations in Geneva today. Five senior officers appointed by the Government of National Accord (GNA) and five senior officers appointed by the Libyan National Army (LNA) are…

The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the ongoing military escalation in northwest Syria and calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities. He reaffirms that attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, including on healthcare and educational facilities, are unacceptable Military…

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S GOOD OFFICES MISSION IN CYPRUS Joint Statement by the bicommunal Technical Committee on Health 3 February 2020 - Today, the bicommunal Technical Committee on Health met to discuss the precautions that have been taken in response to the developing novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)…

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Syria The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the ongoing military escalation in northwest Syria and calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities. He reaffirms that attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure…