News from our Missions
I very much welcome the release of the Israeli hostages held in Gaza. I am profoundly relieved that they have regained their freedom and will be soon reunited with their loved ones after the immense suffering they have…
Mr. President, Excellencies At the outset, I would like to thank Council members for the press statement issued on 3 September welcoming my last briefing where I presented the UNSMIL-facilitated political roadmap which aims…
New York, 13 October 2025 - In a public session of the United Nations Security Council, Huang Xia, the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, delivered a comprehensive update on recent developments in the region…
This morning from Sharm El-Sheikh, the Secretary-General called Israeli President Isaac Herzog to welcome the release of the remaining live Israeli hostages from Gaza. The Secretary-General recalled the many meetings he had…
A strong wave of mobilization marked the high-level session of the Interinstitutional and Interministerial Task Force on Disarmament, Dismantling, Reintegration and the Reduction of Community Violence (SNDDR-RCV), held in…
From 6 to 10 October 2025, the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) participated in the 5th Annual African Union (AU) Police Coordination Meeting organized by the AU Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD) in…
Tarhuna, Misrata, and Tawergha, Libya — From 6 to 9 October, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in cooperation with the General Authority for the Search…
I welcome the announcement last night of an agreement to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, based on the proposal put forward by President Donald J. Trump. And I commend the diplomatic efforts of the United…
With shovels and machetes, communities along the Arquía River, in Vigía del Fuerte, Antioquia, are working together to restore an ancestral
ROME – The top six young women in the second cohort of the UN in Libya’s Ra’idat leadership training programme rounded out their training last week with a trip to Rome to learn about international peacebuilding. The three-day…
Gaborone, Botswana, 8 October 2025 - At the initiative of Mr. Huang Xia, Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, a high-level workshop on “Enhancing the ICGLR Regional Certification…
The Secretary-General strongly condemns the continued arbitrary detentions of its personnel and its partners, as well as the ongoing unlawful seizure of UN premises and assets in areas under Houthi control. Most recently, the…