Press Releases

Joint Statement of the International Support Group for Lebanon Beirut, 23 January 2020 Following the announcement of the formation of the new government, the International Support Group for Lebanon (ISG) urges the new…

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the formation of new Government in Lebanon The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of the formation of a new Government of Lebanon today. He…

The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of the formation of a new Government of Lebanon today. He looks forward to working with Prime Minister Hassan Diab and the incoming Council of Ministers, including in support of…

Statement of the International Support Group for Lebanon Beirut, 21 January 2020 Six weeks after the enlarged ISG meeting in Paris on 11 December 2019, the ISG at the Ambassadorial level met today in Beirut. The ISG notes…

I would like to express again my gratitude to the Germany authorities and Chancellor Merkel for their efforts in the past few months in order to push this process forward. This started I could say in a meeting I had the…

UNSMIL expresses deep concern over current efforts to disrupt or impair oil production in Libya. This move would have devastating consequences first and foremost for the Libyan people who depend on the free flow of oil for…

TRIPOLI, 17 January 2020 - Six months ago, Siham Sergewa, an elected member of the House of Representatives, was seized at night from her home in the heavily fortified Buhedima District of Benghazi. Since her violent…

The Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has over the past few weeks followed the positive evolution of the new democratic atmosphere in The…

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 262 - 15 Jan 2020 to 23 Jan 2020

On this day, we remember the hundreds of thousands of Haitians who lost their lives and the millions gravely affected by the devastating earthquake that struck their country ten years ago. We also honour the memory of one…