Press Releases

Juba, 8 March 2014 - As we commemorate International Women's Day, 8 March, the women and girls of South Sudan need to be at the centre of our attention. The crisis that has engulfed large parts of the country is hitting women and children the hardest.

Juba, 6 March 2014 - It is the policy of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) that during the crisis in South Sudan all arms and ammunition for peacekeeping contingents are flown into respective areas of deployment and not taken by road. This is an important security measure.

6 March 2014 - Concerned by gunfire near its compounds in Juba last night, UNMISS has called on all parties to respect the work and inviolability of UN premises, which are protecting some 43,000 civilians in the capital. Juba is “tense” with some shots fired, a UN spokesperson told journalists in…

Paris, France Wednesday, 05 March 2014 1. Participants thanked President Hollande and the Government of France for hosting the International Support Group for Lebanon. They recalled the 10 July 2013 Presidential Statement of the Security Council (S/PRST/2013/9) and the Chairperson’s Summary issued…

Dakar, 05 march 2014 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA), Mr. Said Djinnit, was received on Tuesday, February 4 in Niamey by President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger.

Dakar, 05 march 2014 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA), Mr. Said Djinnit, was received on Tuesday, February 4 in Niamey by President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger.

Dakar, 04 March 2014 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for West Africa and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), Mr. Said Djinnit, strongly condemns the renewal of killings perpetrated over the week end by unidentified armed groups in the localities of…

Dakar, 04 March 2014 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for West Africa and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), Mr. Said Djinnit, strongly condemns the renewal of killings perpetrated over the week end by unidentified armed groups in the localities of…

I had an extremely good meeting with Minister Mashnouq. I congratulated him on his appointment and on the formation of the new government. The United Nations has cooperation with his ministry in many fields, including support for elections, and of course we are deeply concerned with Lebanon’s…

Good Morning, I just wanted to say that we had an extremely good meeting with H.E. the new minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs. We congratulated him on his appointment and we thanked him for all the work that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does and I know it will do to facilitate the…