Dear Lieutenant General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz and the mission leadership, Dear Team UNIFIL, It is such an honour to be with you after one of the most challenging periods imaginable. I told the world that all of you are not just…
“I welcome the announcement of a deal to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, an essential step toward easing the immense suffering caused by this conflict. I commend Egypt, Qatar, and the United States for their…
Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, let me begin by extending my best wishes to everyone for the new year and welcoming the newly elected members of this Council. Allow me as well to express my sincere gratitude to Major…
[all-English] Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Let me begin by wishing you and your families a very happy and healthy 2025. Dear Excellencies, Let’s start with the good news. It is understandable to get overwhelmed by the…
Amman, 14 January 2025 - The UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg concluded a visit to Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he met with Yemen’s Prime Minister Ahmed Bin Mubarak and Foreign Minister Shayea Al-Zindani…
Bogotá, 13 January 2025. – In his most recent report on the UN Verification Mission in Colombia to the Security Council, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stressed that, in commemorating eight years since the signing of…
The Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, today briefed the United Nations Security Council. Delivered alongside Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, this briefing was part…
The Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, today briefed the United Nations Security Council. Delivered alongside Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, this briefing was part…
Amman, 13 January 2025 - UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg concluded today a visit to Iran’s capital Tehran, during which the resumption of a Yemeni-owned political process under the auspices of the United Nations was…
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, congratulates Joseph Aoun on his election today as President of the Republic of Lebanon. She welcomes the election of a president as a long…
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, congratulates Joseph Aoun on his election today as President of the Republic of Lebanon. She welcomes the election of a president as a long…
Eight years after the 2016 Peace Agreement was signed, the landscape of the reintegration process has changed: 10,265 signatories live outside the Territorial Areas for Training and Reintegration (TATRs), in more than 600…