Press Releases

On 31 October 2023, the MINUSMA peacekeepers in Kidal, northern Mali, embarked on a final mission that was exceptional in every respect. On that day, the last MINUSMA convoy in the region set off from its camp in Kidal, on an…

The African Union Mission in South Sudan (AUMISS), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) welcome the recently announced Presidential Decrees on the…

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[ As Delivered] RJMEC Chair, Excellencies and distinguished guests, Thank you for the opportunity to address the plenary and reflect on the status of implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement. Let me start by…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 30 October the UNRCCA Preventive Diplomacy Academy successfully conducted an online session on digital skills and cybersecurity for students from Central Asia and Afghanistan in order to increase the…

Bamako, October 31, 2023 - MINUSMA ended its presence in the Kidal region today, following the departure of its last personnel by air and land convoy. The last convoy of peacekeepers left Kidal by road this morning for Gao…

On Saturday, at around 10 pm, two mortar shells hit a UNIFIL base in the vicinity of the village of Houla, resulting in the injury of one peacekeeper who was promptly evacuated for medical treatment. The peacekeeper sustained…

Today, at approximately 3 pm, a shell landed inside UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura. Fortunately, it did not explode and no one was hurt, but our base was damaged. The shell has been removed and we are working to ascertain the…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 26 October the UNRCCA within its Preventive Diplomacy Academy (PDA) initiative organized an online session for 2023 PDA participants on “Decision making skills”. The substantive part of the session…

Dakar, 26 October 2023 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, concluded yesterday a three-day working visit…