United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert held a round of meetings this week with Lebanese political, security and religious representatives. In exercising her good offices role, the Special…
The Secretary-General is saddened to learn that a fourth Indonesian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has died. Corporal Rico Pramudia succumbed to his wounds on 24 April after…
The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of 23 April regarding a three-week extension to the cessation of hostilities arrangement to enable dialogue between Lebanon and Israel, as was initially announced on 16 April…
As Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory prepare to go to the polls on 25 April, the United Nations Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, welcomes the efforts of the…
From 18 to 23 April, the United Nations Office to the African Union participated in the annual meeting of Heads of Rule of Law, Justice and Corrections components in United Nations peace operations, held in Cairo, Egypt. The…
Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Excellencies, It is an honor to brief you today on the latest developments in Haiti in the presence of Prime Minister Alix Dider Fils-Aimé. This underscores the strong…
Today, Special Representative of the Secretary General, Hanna Tetteh, briefed the UN Security Council on the latest developments in Libya from Tripoli.
Mr. President, Excellencies, I would like to thank this Council for its sustained support of UNSMIL and the implementation of the roadmap, as reaffirmed in your Press Statement on 3 March. I would also like to acknowledge the…
22 April 2026 – As part of his continuing regional engagements, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded today a visit to Muscat, where he met with senior Omani officials to discuss the way forward for Yemen…
TRIPOLI – For their third session: members of the Structured Dialogue’s Governance Track met for four days during April 13-16 to develop recommendations on unifying and strengthening the governance framework in Libya and…
The Secretary-General is saddened to learn that a second French peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has died following the attack on 18 April 2026 in which one other peacekeeper was…