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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General on Libya
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General takes note of the truce reached in Tripoli yesterday and calls on all parties to take urgent steps to sustain and build upon it through dialogue. The rapid nature of the escalation, which drew armed groups from outside the city and subjected heavily populated…
- Peacekeeping Ministerials
- Future of Peacekeeping
UN Peacekeeping Ministerial in Berlin Brings New Commitments to Strengthen Peacekeeping Operations
The United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025 Berlin concluded today. More than 130 Member States and international partners – over a thousand participants in total - came together to reaffirm their support for UN peacekeeping and to announce concrete pledges aimed at enhancing the effectiveness…
UNIFIL Statement (14 May 2025)
UNIFIL is concerned by the recent aggressive posture of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) involving UNIFIL personnel and assets near the Blue Line, including yesterday’s incident in which a direct fire hit the perimeter of a UNIFIL position south of the village of Kfar Shouba. In yesterday’s incident…
Transcript of end of mission press conference by Independent Expert on the situation of Human Rights in Somalia Isha Dyfan
Dear members of the press, Ladies and gentlemen, Good morning and thank you for coming. I address you as the United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, at the conclusion of my fourth visit to Somalia, which I undertook from 4 to 11 May 2025. Let me begin my…
- Press Releases
First mobile court deployed to Leer concludes successfully
LEER/JUBA – The first justice presence through a mobile court in Leer county, Unity state, in over a decade, has successfully concluded its proceedings on 8 May. The mobile court, an initiative led by the Unity state Government, the Judiciary of South Sudan, and the Ministry of Justice and…
- Press Releases
AUMISS, IGAD, UNMISS and RJMEC (the Quartet) call on South Sudan’s leaders to cease hostilities and urgently resume dialogue to progress R-ARCSS implementation
The AUMISS, IGAD, UNMISS and RJMEC (the Quartet) are increasingly concerned by the rapid deterioration of the political and security situation across South Sudan. The Quartet calls on the country’s leaders to cease hostilities immediately and return to dialogue to progress the inclusive…
- Security Council Resolution 1701
- Special Coordinator
UN Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert Visits the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert commenced an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The trip is part of the Special Coordinator’s ongoing consultations with regional and international stakeholders which focus, among other issues, on opportunities for…
- Press Releases
Advisory Committee completes its mandate and submits final report to UNSMIL
TRIPOLI - The Advisory Committee (AC) successfully concluded its work and submitted yesterday to the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) its final report containing options and recommendations to address contentious issues in Libya’s current electoral framework. UNSMIL expresses its…
- Press Releases
UNSMIL calls for independent investigation into disappearance of HoR member Ibrahim Al-Dersi and circulating torture video
TRIPOLI - UNSMIL is alarmed by the video circulating on social media purporting to show House of Representatives member, Ibrahim Al-Dersi detained, chained and with visible signs of torture. Our thoughts are with his family and colleagues during this difficult time as they are subjected to this…
- Press Releases
UNMISS condemns air strikes in Fangak, calls for an immediate ceasefire
JUBA - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) condemns continuing air strikes in Fangak, Jonglei state, which have led to civilian deaths, injuries and displacement as well as the destruction of humanitarian property. On 3 May, aerial bombardments in Old Fangak led to seven civilians…