Press Releases

Beirut, Lebanon 19 September 2014 Good Morning, I just had a good meeting with the Prime Minister. We discussed the preparations for the ministerial meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon that will be taking…

Today is the International Day of Peace. Each year, on this day, the United Nations calls for a global ceasefire. We ask combatants to put down their arms so all can breathe the air of peace. Armed conflict causes untold…

The Secretary-General is outraged by the attack on 18 September in the vicinity of Aguelhok, Kidal Region, in Northern Mali which killed five Chadian peacekeepers serving in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated…

Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Bernardino León called at a conference in Madrid on Wednesday 17 September 2014 for coordinated efforts to ensure the success of Libya’s transition, stressing that…

2014-09-17 DSASG Joint Statement

As delivered Security Council Briefing, 15 September 2014 Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNSMIL, Bernardino León The Security Council has before it the Secretary-General’s report (S/2014/653) on…

15 September 2014 - It gives me a great pleasure to welcome you to this press conference today. This is my first press conference since I joined the mission earlier this year. We however met briefly a couple of times before…

SESG Djinnit Commends South Africa's Commitment to Peace and Security in the Great Lakes Region, Encourages Country to Help Catalyze Greater Regional Cooperation Pretoria, 12 September 2014 - Special Envoy Said Djinnit…

The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the death of one Chadian peacekeeper following an attack on a military vehicle of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), which took…

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