Press Releases

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan – On 8 May, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Ambassador Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), on the occasion of the…

Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, 05 May 2015 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag met today the Minister of Information Ramzi Jreige and then she visited the National News Agency where she met its Director Laure Sleiman. The visit took place for the occasion of World Press Freedom…

Juba, 5 May 2015: “On 23-24 April, aid workers left Pagak in Upper Nile state because of harassment and impediments to their freedom of movement. We are working toward a resolution so that they can return and work in line with the principles of humanity, impartiality and neutrality.

I am delighted to be here and also delighted, before I start my remarks, to see the gender balance in the room and the high number of women in the media. We would also like to see more women in politics and decision-making positions and in Parliament. So I think the fact that almost two-thirds of…

26 May 2015 - UNMISS Update 75 04 May 2015 - UNMISS Update 71

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) welcomes the holding of the National Bangui Forum. This major achievement by the Central African people for a lasting peace is an important breakthrough in the way out of the crisis…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) welcomes the holding of the National Bangui Forum. This major achievement by the Central African people for a lasting peace is an important breakthrough in the way out of the crisis…

The UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia has issued a new publication on “Glaciers Melting in Central Asia: Time for Action”. This report has been prepared by an independent consultant for the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), based on the…

29 April 2015 - I have just briefed the Security Council on the situation in Libya. First of all ... this chaos is what explains dramas as the ones we have seen recently: death in the Mediterranean Sea, hundreds of migrants traveling to south Italy and other countries, the killing in the south of…

Today, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano paid a visit to UNIFIL Nepalese contingent in Meis el Jebel, where he met with NEPBATT Commander Lt. Col. Rajendra Mani Giri and expressed his condolences over the recent disastrous earthquake in the country, which has…