Press Releases

The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is deeply concerned about recent heightened tensions between the Ngok Dinka and Twic Dinka communities in the southern part of Abyei. UNISFA calls for calm and…

Victims of Afghanistan’s decades-long armed conflict continue to suffer profound physical, psychological, social and economic consequences,

Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNFICYP on the boat accident off the coast of Kyrenia/Girne.

Efforts to determine the fate of persons still missing from the conflict in Kosovo must remain inclusive, grounded in human rights and – above all – centred on victims and their families. On today’s International Day of the…

26 August 2026, Nicosia – The Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides and the Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhüman held a constructive meeting today under United Nations auspices in the United Nations Protected Area. The…

Juba – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) strongly condemns today’s ambush on its patrol travelling to Pajut, Jonglei state, by unidentified armed individuals. Two peacekeepers were killed in the attack, while…

JUBA - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has increased its peacekeeping patrols in and around the Bentiu camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) following an incident on 19 August that resulted in deaths…

KABUL - Five years after the Taliban took power, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) notes that Afghanistan has experienced a period of improved security, while calling on the de facto authorities to…

TRIPOLI, 11 August 2026: UNSMIL strongly condemns the ongoing clashes in Zawiya and previously in Surman and calls on all conflict parties to cease fighting immediately and halt all provocative movements that could further…