Press Releases

Dakar, July 1 9, 2023 - Pursuing his regional familiarization tour following his appointment as Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, the Special Representative of the…

Mindelo (São Vicente), 15 July 2023 - The 3rd Annual West Africa and Sahel Youth Forum on the theme: "Empowering young women and men through quality education, decent work and innovative solutions to make conflict prevention…

Dakar, 15 July 2023 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, yesterday concluded a two-day visit to Cabo…

Tripoli - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is deeply disturbed by the continued abductions, arbitrary arrests, and disappearances of citizens and public figures by various security actors in Libya. On July…

As part of her meetings with different Lebanese stakeholders, UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka discussed this week with two of Lebanon’s top religious leaders the political and socio-economic situation and the…

The 58th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID), as mandated by the six-point agreement of 12 August 2008 and implementing measures of 8 September 2008, took place on 11-12 July 2023. As usual, this round was…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, highlighted progress in the implementation of the Final Peace Agreement and dialogue efforts in Colombia. New York, 12 July 2023. At the presentation…

HUDAYDAH, 12 July 2023 – UNMHA's Head of Mission and Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee Major General (rtd) Michael Beary briefed on the situation in Hudaydah in a closed session of the Security Council briefing…

UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka continued this week her round of meetings with political leaders and parliamentarians in Lebanon ahead of her briefing to the UN Security Council next week. While underlining the urgent…