Press Releases

MUNDRI - A mobile court deployed to Mundri, Western Equatoria, has resulted in 14 convictions and the acquittal of 16 accused individuals during hearings conducted between 18 to 31 March 2026. The court, supported by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan with funding from the Royal Norwegian…

6 April 2026, Nicosia – The Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot leaders met today at the Residence of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus, Khassim Diagne. The meeting took place in a positive atmosphere, and they had a fruitful discussion. They exchanged views on…

6 April 2026, Nicosia – The Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot leaders met today at the Residence of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus, Khassim Diagne. The meeting took place in a positive atmosphere, and they had a fruitful discussion. They exchanged views on…

TRIPOLI – 04 April 2026 – On the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, marked this year under the theme “Invest in Peace, Invest in Mine Action,” the United Nations in Libya, highlights mine action as an enabler of civilian protection, peace and stability in Libya…

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR MINE AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE IN MINE ACTION

Today, at a solemn ceremony in Beirut, UNIFIL paid tribute to the life and work of Major Zulmi Aditya Iskandar, First Sergeant Muhammad Nur Ichwan, and Corporal Farizal Rhomadon from Indonesia, who lost their lives in two incidents on March 29 and 30 while bravely carrying out their duties. The…

UNFICYP PRESS STATEMENT 2 APRIL 2026

The Middle East crisis has lurched into its second month. Every day this war continues, human suffering grows. The scale of devastation grows. Indiscriminate attacks grow. The targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure grows. And the perils to our world grow. We are on the edge of a wider…

The members of the Security Council expressed their condemnation over the incidents that led to the deaths of three Indonesian peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), following an explosion inside a UNIFIL position on 29 March, and another explosion that struck a…

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the incident that led to the killing of two Indonesian peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on 30 March, when an explosion of unknown origin destroyed their vehicle near Bani Hayyan, south Lebanon. A third peacekeeper was…