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- Special Coordinator
UN Special Coordinator discusses reforms with Lebanon’s Finance Minister
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, met this week with Minister of Finance Yassine Jaber. They discussed the draft 2026 budget, which the government is in the process of finalizing, and ongoing efforts of the Lebanese cabinet to move forward with urgently…
- Press Releases
- Press statements
STATEMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SYRIA MR. GEIR O. PEDERSEN
Mr. Geir O. Pedersen has informed the Secretary-General of his intention to step down for personal reasons after more than six and a half years of service as the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, and the Secretary-General has accepted his request. Mr. Pedersen is deeply indebted to, and…
- Press briefings 01
2nd African Climate Summit: Congo Basin Youth reiterate their commitment to address challenges related to climate crisis
The Climate Security Advisor/UNOCA, Mabaye Dia, took part in the 2nd African Climate Summit held from 8 to 10 September 2025 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During the Summit, young people from the Congo Basin adopted and issued a powerful Declaration reaffirming their commitment to addressing the…
PESG Holguin’s visit to cemeteries renovated by the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage
On 17 September 2025, the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Cyprus Ms. María Angela Holguín visited the Turkish Cypriot cemetery of Tochni/ Dohni and the Greek Cypriot cemetery of Palekythro/Balikesir, together with the Co-Chairs of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage Messrs…
- 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…