Press Releases

Juba, 15 August 2014 - This morning between 6:30am and 9:00am, heavy, sustained small arms and artillery fire was heard to the South East of the UNMISS Base in Bentiu. One artillery shell exploded next to the UNMISS base…

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Mr. Bernardino León of Spain as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). The new Special…

Tripoli, 13 August 2014 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) continues to make efforts with the parties to reach a ceasefire and embark on a dialogue to consolidate this ceasefire by political means. The…

I just had a good meeting with Prime Minister Tamam Salam. We discussed the latest developments particularly those related to security. I welcomed the calm that has been restored in the border town of Arsal and hailed the…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) takes note of the appointment of Mr. Mahamat KAMOUN as the new Prime Minister and Head of the Transitional…

Dakar, 11 August 2014 - Mr. Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, met today in Nouakchott with President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of the Islamic Republic…

Mohamed Ibn Chambas addresses the media during the press conference. Photo by Albert González Farran, UNAMID Khartoum, 11 August 2014 - It gives me a great pleasure to welcome you to this press conference today. The last one…

Dakar, 11 August 2014 - Mr. Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, met today in Nouakchott with President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of the Islamic Republic…

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Tripoli, 07 August 2014 – The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, is leading a delegation from the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) to Tripoli for…