Press Releases

Dakar, 15 April 2014 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit, met yesterday, in Monrovia, the President of Liberia, Ms. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Press release (/)

BATKEN, Kyrgyz republic - ISFARA, Tajikistan -- On 9-11 April, a joint UNRCCA/UNDP team visited the Batken - Isfara section of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in connection with reported recent security incidents. This mission was conducted within broader UNRCCA consistent preventive…

Juba, 9 April 2014 – Since 15 December 2014, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has protected on its bases an average of 75,000 civilians escaping violence.

Juba, 4 April 2014 – On 8 December 2005, the United Nations General Assembly declared that April 4th of each year shall be observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.

8 April 2014 - Ms. Sigrid Kaag, the Special Coordinator of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission concluded a brief mission to Cairo. Ms. Kaag met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Mr Nabil Fahmy on the Chemical Weapons Elimination Programme of the Syrian Arab Republic. The Special Coordinator met with…

This year we celebrate the first-ever International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. We at the United Nations know that sport is a universal language, uniting groups and nations across divides. Sport empowers youth, promotes good health and deepens UN values such as equality, mutual respect…

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today observed the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. To commemorate this Day the United Nations Mine Action Support Team (UNMAST) hosted a mock minefield and free demining demonstrations for students in three…

I would like to thank President Jabbara, Vice President Salem and Outreach Programme Director Samia for inviting me to speak here today. I have experienced elsewhere of Model UNs but never one on the scale of the Global Classroom, and certainly not anything like the thousand participants here today…

2014-03-31 DSASG Joint Statement

24 March 2014 - Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü met this morning with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who is in The Hague to attend the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS). The meeting was held at the OPCW Headquarters. The Director-General discussed with the Secretary of State the ongoing OPCW-UN Joint…