Press Releases and Statements

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…

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…

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack perpetrated against the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on 18 April, following which one peacekeeper from France died and three…

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack on Saturday, 18 April 2026, in which one French peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was killed and another three were injured, two…

The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, and commends the role of the United States in facilitating the ceasefire. He reaffirms the support of the United Nations to all…

Ladies and gentlemen of the media, Thank you very much for your presence. Justice is meant to be blind. But today, too many are choosing to turn a blind eye to justice itself. Around the world – and starkly in the Middle East…

The Secretary-General unequivocally condemns the massive strikes by Israel across Lebanon on 8 April that resulted in hundreds of civilians being killed and injured, including children, as well as damage to civilian…

The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of a two-week ceasefire by the United States and Iran. He calls on all the parties to the current conflict in the Middle East to comply with their obligations under…

The Middle East crisis has lurched into its second month. Every day this war continues, human suffering grows. The scale of devastation grows. Indiscriminate attacks grow. The targeting of civilians and civilian…

The members of the Security Council expressed their condemnation over the incidents that led to the deaths of three Indonesian peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), following an explosion…