Press Releases

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan Assalom u aleikum. I am very pleased to be in Dushanbe once again. I thank His Excellency President Emomali Rahmon, the Government and the people of Tajikistan for their warm welcome and hospitality. I am…

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan I thank the Government of Tajikistan for hosting this important conference, and His Excellency President [Emomali] Rahmon for his important initiative. We are here because we know that water is not only…

08 June 2015Son Excellence M. Rachid Talbi Alami President de la chamber des Representants Son Excellence Madame Mbarka Bouida, Ministre Deleguee aux Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres et de la cooperation Dear Participants in…

Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran Monday, 8 June 2015 Today the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Mrs. Sigrid Kaag, met in Tehran with Foreign Minister H.E. Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif, Advisor on International…

The Secretary-General is deeply gratified by the release today of two United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) contractors who were abducted in Zalingei, Central Darfur, Sudan, on 29 January. The Secretary…

The Secretary-General remains concerned about the potential for violence in Burundi to escalate further. He reiterates his call for calm and restraint. The Secretary-General urges the Burundian authorities to abide by their…

05 June 2015 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announces that the next round of Libyan political dialogue sessions in Skhirat, Morocco, will commence on 08 June 2015. The Mission has received thousands of…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), Mr. Mohamed...

Algiers, 04 June 2015 – Libyan political parties and political activists concluded their third meeting in Algiers on Thursday 4 June in a positive atmosphere that reflected a genuine desire to rise above their differences and…