Press Releases

New York, 22 November 2011 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hosted a high-level meeting in New York today with representatives of the Governments of Cameroon and Nigeria in order to review the progress of the…

Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, 16 November 2011 Acting United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Robert Watkins continued today a round of meetings with Lebanese interlocutors to discuss the report of Secretary-General Ban…

KABUL - Commemorating World Diabetes Day, WHO and the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, stressed the importance of informing Afghans about preventing diabetes symptoms and seeking help…

Juba, 11 November 2011 - Ms. Lise Grande has strongly condemned the aerial bombardment of Pariang County on 10 November and expressed serious concern about the impact of the bombing on the civilian population in the area.

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan – The 2011 Economic Forum and the Sixth Session of the Governing Council of the UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) titled "20 Years of Regional Economic Cooperation and…

3 November 2011 - UNAMID Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari extends his sincere and best wishes to the people and the government of Sudan on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice). In his message Mr…

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ISTANBUL, Turkey On 2 November, SRSG Jenč a took part in the Istanbul Conference for Afghanistan organized by Turkey and Afghanistan with а strong support of the United Nations. Fourteen countries involved in Afghanistan…

GENEVA - At around 6am today, an organized attack in Kandahar involving suicide bombers and gunmen resulted in the deaths of three UNHCR employees at our compound and the wounding of two other staff members. UNHCR has been…