Full Catalogue

Libyans eager to leave decade of violence, instability behind, top United Nations official tells Security Council at 8263rd meeting.

Secretary-General António Guterres “has taken note of the results of the presidential elections in Venezuela,” and “remains concerned about the current situation” in the South American country, a UN spokesperson told reporters in New York. UNIFEED

UN Special Representative for Libya Ghassan Salamé said the aspirations of millions in the country cannot be “halted by those few who wish to maintain the status quo for their own personal benefit.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly.

The Special Representative for International Migration, Louise Arbour said “recognizing the fact that migration is highly time-bounding and context specific, the Global Compact should allow for sufficient flexibility to calibrate policies to continuously evolving context and reality.” UNIFEED

Fourteen-year-old Nyichuoc and about 210 other child soldiers in Pibor are finally laying down their weapons in the hope of reclaiming their lost childhood, returning to their families, and making the most of new opportunities to reach their full potential in life. UNMISS

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the vaccination against Ebola virus has started today in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in a bid to halt the newest outbreak of the deadly disease. WHO

The rainy season onset in South Sudan wreaked havoc on the lives of the most vulnerable who are already living in difficult conditions after fleeing ongoing violence and finding shelter in the Protection of the Civilians (POC) site in Bor, South Sudan. UNMISS

The Somali government and the United Nations appealed for 80 million USD for flood victims following heaviest rainfall in decades. UNSOM