Press Releases

KABUL/GENEVA - A UN report published today documents the cases of individuals involuntarily returned to Afghanistan who have experienced serious human rights violations on the basis of their specific profiles. These…

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of an excerpt of the daily press briefing delivered on Monday, 21 July 2025, by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General. ** Yemen Turning to Yemen, we have seen the…

The Officer-in-Charge of UNMHA, Ms. Mari Yamashita, concluded her official visit to Riyadh on 21 July where she met with Saudi official, Yemeni officials, regional partners, and members of the diplomatic community. Against…

Hudaydah, 15 July 2025 - On 14 July 2025, the United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 2786 and extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission to support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) as contained in resolution…

KABUL – During a visit to the Islam Qala border crossing, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva called for immediate international support for relief efforts as she witnessed…

GENEVA/PORT-AU-PRINCE (11 July 2025) – Escalating gang violence outside Port-au-Prince has claimed over 1,000 lives and forced hundreds of thousands to flee since October 2024, threatening to destabilise not only Haiti but…

KABUL - Meetings of working groups on Afghanistan’s private sector and counternarcotics convened by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), were held in in Doha, Qatar on 30 June and 1 July. The two days…

TRIPOLI – The United Nations in Libya is now accepting applications for the third cohort of its annual Ra’idat training programme which opens at midnight 1 July. Young Libyan women aged 18-30 are invited to apply between 1…

DOHA - Meetings of Working Groups on Afghanistan’s private sector and counter-narcotics, convened by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), opened in Doha, Qatar on Monday. The technical Working Groups…