Press Releases

2015-06-17 EBE Joint Statement

Tunis, Tunisia: The United Nations Mine Actions Service (UNMAS) and Arms and Ammunition Advisory Section (AAAS) of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) have celebrated an Awards and Graduation Ceremony for the successful 19 Libyan participants, who completed the four-week Capacity…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) notes with satisfaction the progress made in the electoral process with the delivery of forms and 400 camera kits on 10 and 13 June respectively. This first shipment of equipment and…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan It is a great pleasure to meet you. Thank you for your taking the time. I am also very happy to visit this UNRCCA [United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia] office after five years. I was here in April 2010. And I have seen many dramatic and…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan Sizing Bilen Dushushýanyma Örän Shat (I am glad to be with all of you) Thank you for inviting me to the International University for Humanities and Development. I am grateful for this recognition. I accept this honorary degree on behalf of the dedicated women and men of United…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan Salam Aleikum. I would like to first of all thank His Excellency President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the people of Turkmenistan for their warm welcome and hospitality. I want to congratulate the President, the Government and the people of Turkmenistan for the 20th…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - On 13 June, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the office of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) in Ashgabat within the framework of his official visit to Turkmenistan. During the meeting with UNRCCA staff the Secretary-General…

12 June 2015 – The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya expresses deep concern about the continued abduction in Libya of three aid workers affiliated with UN agencies and calls for their immediate and unconditional release. The coordinator is also concerned about the impact of this…

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan As-salamu alaykum. It is a great pleasure to meet with you today. This is my second visit to Uzbekistan as Secretary-General. I thank again His Excellency President Islam Karimov and the Government and people of Uzbekistan for their hospitality. The President and I discussed a…

Participants to the Libyan political dialogue meet with representatives of the Governments of China, France, Germany, Italy, the Russian Federation, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States of America as well as of the EU in Berlin, today 10 June 2015, in the presence of the Special…