Press Releases

TRIPOLI, 11 February - On 9 and 10 February, 28 Libyan economic experts gathered in Cairo for the second round of talks of the Libyan Economic and Financial Track, one of the three intra-Libyan tracks UNSMIL is organizing -…

Interview of UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis with Sky News 'Europe faces new wave of migrants unless Lebanon acts,' U.N. official warns Jan Kubis, a former Slovakian foreign minister, has told Sky News that…

Interview with Independent Arabia UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon: Government Promises Alone not Enough for Lebanon The international and Arab position seems more united than ever regarding the economic and financial…

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 265 - 10 Feb 2020

The Secretary-General met with H.E Mr. Faustin-Archange Touadera, President of the Central African Republic. The Secretary General welcomed ongoing efforts to implement the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation…

GENEVA, 08 February 2020 - The first round of talks of the Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC), which had started on Monday 3 February 2020, concluded this afternoon at the Palais des Nations (Geneva) in the presence…

Tripoli – 2020. UNSMIL condemns the destruction of the Zawit Bin Issa, Sufi shrine in the city of Sirte on 5 February 2020 and the reported arrest of a number of Sufis in Sirte. UNSMIL recalls that the incidents appear to…

Nairobi, 4 February 2020 - The Technical Support Committee of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes region held its…

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 264 - 31 Jan to 06 Feb 2020

Transcript – Remarks of UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis During Meeting with Press Syndicate, 5 February 2020 (edited for style) Following opening remarks and questions, delivered by Joseph Kosseifi - Head of the…