Press Releases

Briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mr. David Shearer RJMEC 23 January 2020 Chair Excellencies Friends and colleagues I want to begin by wishing everyone a happy new year. We all hope that 2020 will be the year in which sustainable peace is consolidated in South Sudan…

Joint Statement of the International Support Group for Lebanon Beirut, 23 January 2020 Following the announcement of the formation of the new government, the International Support Group for Lebanon (ISG) urges the new Government to swiftly adopt a ministerial statement with the necessary substantial…

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the formation of new Government in Lebanon The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of the formation of a new Government of Lebanon today. He looks forward to working with Prime Minister Hassan Diab and the incoming…

The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of the formation of a new Government of Lebanon today. He looks forward to working with Prime Minister Hassan Diab and the incoming Council of Ministers, including in support of Lebanon’s reform agenda and to address the pressing needs of its people…

Statement of the International Support Group for Lebanon Beirut, 21 January 2020 Six weeks after the enlarged ISG meeting in Paris on 11 December 2019, the ISG at the Ambassadorial level met today in Beirut. The ISG notes with deep concern the ongoing absence of a functioning government that is…

I would like to express again my gratitude to the Germany authorities and Chancellor Merkel for their efforts in the past few months in order to push this process forward. This started I could say in a meeting I had the honour of having with Madame Chancellor on the 15th of August and since then we…

UNSMIL expresses deep concern over current efforts to disrupt or impair oil production in Libya. This move would have devastating consequences first and foremost for the Libyan people who depend on the free flow of oil for their well-being. It will also have terrible knock-on effects for the country…

TRIPOLI, 17 January 2020 - Six months ago, Siham Sergewa, an elected member of the House of Representatives, was seized at night from her home in the heavily fortified Buhedima District of Benghazi. Since her violent abduction, Ms. Sergewa’s fate remains unknown. UNSMIL continues to follow up on the…

The Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has over the past few weeks followed the positive evolution of the new democratic atmosphere in The Gambia. The Special Representative congratulates the Government of The…

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 262 - 15 Jan 2020 to 23 Jan 2020