Press Releases

UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 282 - 11 June

U N I T E D   N A T I O N S                                 N A T I O N S   U N I E S THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILY REMITTANCES 16 June 2020 On the International Day of Family Remittances…

The Secretary-General is deeply shocked by the discovery of multiple mass graves in recent days, the majority of them in Tarhouna. The Secretary-General calls for a thorough and transparent investigation, and for the…

Global research on COVID-19 continues to be conducted, including how the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is transmitted. Current evidence suggests that most transmission occurs from symptomatic…

Khartoum, 11 June 2020 – The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) urges the different communities in South Darfur state to exercise restraint and maintain calm following today’s incident in Kalma…

11 June 2020 UNAMID COVID-19 MEDIA UPDATE Situation update : UNAMID continues to implement measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of 11 June 2020, UNAMID has eight confirmed cases of COVID-19 among its mission…

Tripoli, 10 June 2020 - UNSMIL is pleased to announce that both, Government of National Accord (GNA) and The Libyan National Army (LNA) delegations, are fully engaged in the third round of talks of the (5+5) Joint Military…

Juba, 9 June 2020: Escalating intercommunal clashes in South Sudan are causing immense harm to civilians and risk pulling organized armed groups into conflicts that could unravel the peace agreement, says the Special…

TRIPOLI, 08 June 2020 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the opening of the Sharara and El Feel oil fields this weekend. The oil blockade has needlessly cost the Libyan people over $5 billion due…