Press Releases

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General welcomes the conduct of presidential elections in Afghanistan on 28 September. He commends all Afghans who exercised their democratic voice and upheld their right to vote, braving security concerns. He congratulates them on their commitment to selecting their leaders…

The United Nations is today releasing the agreed Terms of Reference and Core Rules of Procedure for a Syrian-led, Syrian-owned, credible, balanced and inclusive Constitutional Committee to be facilitated by the United Nations in Geneva. ​They can be found here https://undocs.org/en/S/2019/775, in…

NEW YORK - On the eve of the 28 September presidential election in Afghanistan, the Secretary-General urges all stakeholders to ensure that Afghan voters, women and men, are able to exercise their right to vote. This is crucial as Afghanistan strives to consolidate a democratic and inclusive…

New York -- The United Nations Charter sends a clear message to us all: put people first. The first words of the Charter -- “we the peoples” – are a summons to place people at the centre of our work. Every day. Everywhere. People with anxieties and aspirations. People with heartbreaks and hopes…

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 249

I was last in Damascus in July for consultations with the Government of Syria. Since then, I have had several rounds of consultations with the opposition Syrian Negotiations Commission. Today, I had another very positive meeting with Syrian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Walid Muallem…

I was last in Damascus in July for consultations with the Government of Syria. Since then, I have had several rounds of consultations with the opposition Syrian Negotiations Commission. Today, I had another very positive meeting with Syrian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Walid Muallem…

NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the continuing high number of attacks in Afghanistan in recent weeks, and, most lately, in Qalat, Zabul Province on 19 September, which resulted in at least 20 people killed and more than 95 injured, for which the…

Statement of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General David Shearer Briefing to the Security Council on South Sudan

Maintaining momentum key to progressing peace process in South Sudan