Press Releases

Mr. President, excellencies and distinguished delegates, I thank you for the invitation to address the Council and touch on some critical issues in South Sudan. I will provide a brief update on the situation in the country…

The United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) in partnership with the African Union (AU), Oxfam International, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Institute for Peace and Security Studies…

25 September 2017 – Speaking at the 72nd annual debate at the United Nations General Assembly, Turkmenistan highlighted its efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs) and called for…

The Secretary-General -- New York, 26 September 2017 [as delivered] In recent months, the dangers posed by nuclear weapons have been forcefully driven home, making this event timelier than ever. We know that the horrific…

Along the margins of the 72 nd UN General Assembly in New York, Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support and Ambassador Smail Chergui, the African Union (AU) Commissioner for…

The Secretary-General condemns today’s attack against a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional lntegrated Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), in the Gao region, killing three Bangladeshi peacekeepers and seriously injuring five…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) condemns an attack on its peacekeepers on 22 September near Gambo (Mbomou Prefecture). The attack was perpetrated…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) repulsed an attack against the civilian population in Bocaranga (Ouham–Pende) by the units of ‘Retour, Réclamation…

The Secretary-General met with H.E. Mr. Taban Deng Gai, First Vice-President of South Sudan. The Secretary-General expressed his profound concern with the ongoing violence and deteriorating humanitarian situation in the…

Assistant Inspector of Police Annah Chota from Zimbabwe has received the International Female Police Peacekeeper Award for her service and achievements in the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). The…