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Heads of United Nations Agencies and INGOs renew demand for release of staff detained in northern Yemen
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Major General Diodato Abagnara of Italy as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)…
Press Release: For Immediate Release New York, 04 June 2025: The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict (SRSG-SVC), Ms. Pramila Patten, expresses grave concerns over the escalating…
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan
GENEVA – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said on Wednesday he was shocked by revelations of gross human rights violations uncovered at official and unofficial detention facilities run by the Stabilization Support Apparatus…
Once again, we are witnessing unthinkable loss of life in Gaza. The Secretary-General condemns the loss of lives and injuries of Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza. It is unacceptable. Civilians are risking – and in several…
On 4 June, the AU Peace, and Security Council (AUPSC) held its 1281st meeting at Ambassadorial level to discuss a comparative study conducted by the Commission on the synergies between the existing regional instruments and…
Journalists in Libya face frequent online harassment, which impedes their ability to fulfil their function as watchdogs against corruption, human rights abuses and other issues, journalists said last week during a round table…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Mr. Volker Perthes, extends his best wishes to all the Sudanese people…
At the conclusion of the National Conference "Towards Building a Sudanese Model for Transitional Justice", which was held in the Friendship Hall at the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, from 16 to 20 March 2023, the participants…
At the invitation of the Trilateral Mechanism (United Nations, African Union and IGAD) and the High National Committee on Transitional Justice (Civilian Alliance for Transitional Justice, national experts, and forces…