Press Releases

Kinshasa, 25 February 2016 – The Democratic Republic of the Congo hosted a two day inaugural Great Lakes Private Sector Investment Conference. The Conference was co-organized by the Office of the Special Envoy of the…

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Juba, South Sudan tomorrow, Thursday 25 February 2016. The Head of the UN will meet with the President of the Republic of South Sudan, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit. He…

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL TO VISIT SOUTH SUDAN

Calls on the leadership of the House of Representatives to formalize the declaration of the majority of its members approving the Government of National Accord. 24 February 2016 – Martin Kobler, the Special Representative of…

Margot Wallström, Minister for Foreign Affairs, welcomed the United Nations efforts to reach an agreement on the Cyprus issue and acknowledged the role of religious leaders of Cyprus in the reconciliation process at the…

UNMISS Update No. 114

A NATIONWIDE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN SYRIA The Secretary-General welcomes the agreement announced today by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, as co-chairs of the International…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Central African Republic, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, takes note of the provisional results of the second round of the presidential election held on 14…

NEW YORK - During a mission by Leila Zerrougui, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, the Afghan Government reiterated its commitment to fully implement its Action Plan to end…

KABUL - The heads of the United Nations agencies working in Afghanistan met in Kabul this week, discussing their programmes for 2016. Focusing on closer alignment with the vision and plans of the National Unity Government…