Press Releases

The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has completed the withdrawal of all its peacekeepers and national monitors from its Tishwin and Abu Qussa/Wunkur team sites. The withdrawal follows an assessment of…

Last week, Lebanon was in relatively good shape. Its armed forces were supporting the steady advancement of state authority. Preparations for legislative elections were in full swing. Long-awaited reform was underway. A World…

Amidst heavy firing this evening, three peacekeepers were injured inside their base in Al Qawzah, southwestern Lebanon. The most severely injured has been transferred to hospital in Beirut for treatment. The two others are…

All the unlawful attacks in the Middle East and beyond are causing tremendous suffering and harm to civilians throughout the region – and pose a grave a risk to the global economy, particularly to the most vulnerable people…

The Secretary-General condemns the incident on Friday, 6 March, which resulted in three Ghanaian peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) being injured inside their position in Al Qawzah…

KABUL - Further to its statement released on Tuesday, 3 March, and in line with its Security Council mandate, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) continues to verify and record incidents of civilian…

NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Major General Junhui Wu of China as the new Force Commander for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Major General…

UNIFIL notes with serious concern the latest Israel Defense Forces (IDF) statement demanding evacuation of the civilian population from UNIFIL’s area of operations to north of the Litani river. UNIFIL also observed new rounds…

Joint EU-UN Press Release The European Union-United Nations Strategic Committee on Peace and Security held its inaugural meeting on 3 March 2026 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The meeting was co-chaired by…