Press Releases

New York, 24 September 2026 — The African Development Bank and the United Nations (UN) today signed a Letter of Intent on Strategic Cooperation on Peace and Resilience to deepen cooperation and accelerate joint action on peace, resilience and sustainable development across Africa. The Letter of…

Bangui, 23 September 2026 – During its weekly press conference, MINUSCA presented several initiatives and tangible results achieved in the areas of peacebuilding, reconciliation, strengthening the rule of law, disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration, as well as the reduction of community…

The African Union, the European Union and the United Nations convened for their Seventh Trilateral Meeting, reaffirming their shared commitment to effective multilateralism and discussing cooperation on peace and security with a focus on the Horn of Africa, sustainable development and food security…

أبيي، 17 سبتمبر 2026 – تدين قوة الأمم المتحدة الأمنية المؤقتة لأبيي (اليونسفا) بشدة اندلاع أعمال العنف في السوق المشترك بمنطقة أمِيت يوم 15 سبتمبر، والتي أسفرت، حتى 16 سبتمبر، عن مقتل 26 شخصًا وإصابة 82 آخرين . وجاء هذا الحادث عقب عمليتي قتل منفصلتين، راح ضحيتهما رجل من دينكا نقوك ورجل من المسيرية…

Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNFICYP, Khassim Diagne, on the International Day of Peace.

The Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman and the Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides met today under United Nations auspices in the United Nations Protected Area. They held a good discussion on confidence building measures, methodology and substance. The two leaders will brief the United…

TRIPOLI – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expresses grave concern that more than 30 individuals have been executed in eastern Libya in recent weeks, and calls on the authorities to immediately suspend further executions. Since reports of the executions first emerged, UNSMIL has…

JUBA - The Judiciary of South Sudan (JoSS), with support from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and funding from the Royal Norwegian Embassy, today commenced expedited trials at the Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Court in Juba. The two-week initiative, which will conclude…

TRIPOLI — The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the endorsement by the House of Representatives (HoR) of the Smaller Convening Agreement signed on 30 August 2026. This support—reflected in yesterday's session in Benghazi chaired by Speaker Agila Saleh and an earlier joint…

The Quintet (African Union, IGAD, League of Arab States, European Union and United Nations) has concluded a Good Offices mission to Khartoum, where it held constructive discussions with the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, the Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council…