Press Releases

Juba, 4 January 2014 - UNMISS is reinforcing its presence in the Republic of South Sudan. This includes police, military, logistics support and selected numbers of civilian staff who are needed at this time.

Beirut, Lebanon 2 January 2014 The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly deplored the car bombing in the Beirut suburb of Haret Hreik this afternoon that has killed and wounded a number of people. He extended his…

Beirut, Lebanon 2 January 2014 The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly deplored the car bombing in the Beirut suburb of Haret Hreik this afternoon that has killed and wounded a number of people. He extended his…

On the occasion of today’s closing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the Secretary-General wishes to congratulate the judges, principals and staff, both Sierra Leonean and international, on the important achievements…

Juba, 31 December 2014 - UNMISS is gravely concerned about mounting evidence of gross violations of international human rights law that have occurred in South Sudan during the past 15 days.

This morning at around 7:35am UNIFIL radars detected firing of at least two rockets from the general area of El Khiam in southern Lebanon towards Israel. The IDF informed UNIFIL that two rockets fired from Lebanon had…

Juba, 29 December 2013 - UNMISS is extremely concerned about reports that large numbers of armed youths may be advancing towards the Jonglei State capital of Bor. These youths have been reportedly moving across the state for…

The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly is shocked and deeply saddened by the car bombing in Beirut this morning that killed former Minister Mohammad Chattah and at least five others. He described Mohamed Chattah…