Press Releases

Prishtinë/Priština, Kosovo Good afternoon, and thank you for coming. Today is World Refugee Day and a heartening reminder of unresolved issues concerning the human rights of two million people who fled Kosovo in 1998-99, returnees, IDPs, missing persons, and justice and reparation for victims of…

A woman with her baby in a refugee camp in Mukhjar, West Darfur. Photo by Albert González Farran The number of forcibly displaced people in the world continues to rise. There are now more than 45 million refugees and internally displaced people – the highest level in nearly 20 years. Last year alone…

Juba, 18 June 2013 - The Bangladesh Engineering Company of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is carrying out major repair work on the road connecting Ngongi Street to the Juba bypass. This road, one of Juba's most important arteries, had deteriorated significantly.

Juba, 13 June 2013 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) conducted a one day workshop for the South Sudan Parliamentary Lobby Group on Children.

I just had a good meeting with Prime Minister-designate Tamam Salam. The priorities of the United Nations in Lebanon are its security and stability, that it should be kept safe. A capable and effective government is important for this. That is why we encourage all parties to cooperate with the Prime…

Juba, 12 June 2013 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) will facilitate a one-day workshop on Child Protection, Thursday 13 June. This workshop, taking place in Juba, will be held for South Sudan Legislative Assembly members, from the South Sudan Parliamentary Lobby Group on Children…

Juba, 10 June 2013 - The global policy of the United Nations (UN) system on the protection of UN premises is no longer to hire individual contractors. Based on a resolution of the General Assembly of the UN, the current policy is to outsource the protection of UN premises.

I just had a good meeting with caretaker Minister (Faysal) Karameh. Before that, I met with parliamentarians from the Future bloc and I also met with security representatives. I will also be meeting later today with representatives of other parties and with members of civil society. This is not my…

Juba, 2 June 2013 - On 30 May, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) conducted a one-day mission to Boma, Jonglei state. This was the first time UNMISS had returned to Boma since the SPLA entered the town on 18 May.

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, today underlined the United Nations’ continued support for the electoral process in Lebanon. As parliament gathered to discuss the possible extension of its mandate, he said that– while it was clearly important to ensure the…