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- AU Communiqués
AUPSC Communiqué | 1301st Meeting | Open Session on the Nexus between Climate Change, Peace and Security | 17 September 2025
The AU Peace and Security Council (PSC), at its 1301st meeting on 17 Sept. 2025, reaffirmed the nexus between climate change, peace, and security, recalling prior AUPSC decisions and strategies. It welcomed outcomes of the 2nd Africa Climate Summit, acknowledged climate change as a “risk multiplier”…
- Press Releases
Security Council Press Statement on Houthi Detention of United Nations Workers
The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the detentions since 31 August of at least 21 United Nations personnel by the Houthis, as well as the forced entry into premises of the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the seizure of UN property…
- Security Council Resolution 1701
- Special Coordinator
UN Special Coordinator Meets Lebanese Officials
United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert met with Lebanon's top leaders in Beirut this week, following the 5 September decision of the Lebanese cabinet to welcome a plan for the realization of a State monopoly on weapons. I n a meeting with President Joseph Aoun, Ms…
- Press Releases
UN in Afghanistan calls for lifting of restrictions on female staff accessing UN premises
KABUL - On 7 September, the de facto Afghan security forces prevented national female staff members and contractors of the United Nations from entering UN compounds in Kabul. This restriction was extended to UN field offices across the country, following written or verbal notifications from the de…
- Press Releases
UNSMIL welcomes Municipal Council Election results
TRIPOLI – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the announcement by the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) of the results for the 34 municipalities that participated in the second group of Municipal Council Elections, which concluded polling days on 16 and 23 August…
STATEMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SYRIA MR. GEIR O. PEDERSEN
The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen met today in Damascus with Syria’s Foreign Minister al-Shaibani, where they held a comprehensive discussion on the political transition process, including the People’s Assembly, and regional and international dimensions. The situation…
- Press Releases
Statement by the Co-Chairs of the Security Working Group of the Berlin process
TRIPOLI - The co-chairs of the Berlin Process Security Working Group (SWG) commend the efforts towards an agreement between the Government of National Unity and the Deterrence Apparatus for Combating Organized Crime and Terrorism and urge a peaceful resolution of outstanding issues as soon as…
Secretary-General appoints Mr. Khassim Diagne of Senegal as Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Khassim Diagne of Senegal as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). He succeeds Colin Stewart of Canada, to whom the Secretary-General is deeply…
UNIFIL statement on attack on peacekeepers clearing roadblocks (3 September 2025)
Yesterday morning, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) drones dropped four grenades close to UNIFIL peacekeepers working to clear roadblocks hindering access to a UN position close to the Blue Line. This is one of the most serious attacks on UNIFIL personnel and assets since the cessation of hostilities…
- Press Releases
Security Council Press Statement on Libya - 3 September 2025
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council welcomed the briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Hanna Tetteh, on 21 August 2025, in which the SRSG outlined the roadmap to advance a Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political process. The roadmap aims at, inter alia…