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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…

TRIPOLI - UNSMIL welcomes the coming together of representatives from the west and east Libyan security institutions to participate in the Flintlock exercise on 14 April in Sirte. UNSMIL supports all efforts aimed at unifying…

Yesterday afternoon, a routine convoy transporting military and civilian peacekeepers, along with essential contractors, from Beirut to UNIFIL headquarters was halted by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) personnel a few kilometres…

The Secretary-General urges all involved to contribute to a campaign environment free of violence and stigmatization

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…

TRIPOLI, 12 April 2026 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the signing in Tripoli of Annex No. (1) to the Unified Development Programme agreement. As announced yesterday by the Central Bank of…

On two occasions today, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers rammed UNIFIL vehicles with a Merkava tank, in one case causing significant damage. The soldiers had blocked a road in Bayada that is used to access UNIFIL…

NEW YORK, 10 April 2026 - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Anita Kiki Gbeho of Ghana as his new Special Representative for South Sudan and Head of the United Nations Mission…

Secretary-General appoints Major General Mohammad Asadullah Minhazul Alam of Bangladesh as Force Commander of UNFICYP

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