Press Releases

This evening, a routine UNIFIL patrol near Wadi Jilu was fired upon with about a dozen rounds. After identifying a muzzle flash, the patrol returned fire. The shooter stopped firing. No peacekeepers were injured. We reiterate the obligation under international law for all actors to ensure the safety…

Juba, 10 November 2026 – Briefing the United Nations Security Council today, Anita Kiki Gbeho, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), urged the country’s leaders to end the fighting and engage in inclusive dialogue to reduce tensions and…

Madam President, With just 42 days until South Sudan's planned first elections as a sovereign state, the country is at a critical juncture. Since my last briefing, elections have dominated the political discourse, while the consensus around the transition has become increasingly fragile. The central…

09 November 2026, Nicosia – The Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides and the Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman held a positive meeting today under the auspices of the United Nations Personal Envoy, María Ángela Holguín, in the United Nations Protected Area. The two leaders continued their…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, concludes today a mission to Nigeria aimed at supporting peaceful, inclusive, and credible general elections. During…

Bangui, 4 November 2026 – To mark the 26 th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security, MINUSCA held a press conference on 4 November 2026, in Bangui with the Minister of Gender Promotion, Protection of Women, Family, and Children, Marthe Kirimat, to…

To mark United Nations Day, the Lebanese Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the United Nations in Lebanon, organized a week-long youth shadowing initiative from 26 to 30 October 2026, offering students from across Lebanese universities an opportunity to learn firsthand about the work of the…

Bangui, 31 October 2026 - Consolidating gains in peace and security and translating them into tangible improvements in the lives of Central Africans was the central message delivered by Prime Minister Félix Moloua and the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Valentine…

United Nations Security Council Renews Mandate of Verification Mission in Colombia

SRSG Leonardo Santos Simão participates in the Sierra Leone National Unity and Social Cohesion Conference