The World Health Organization says that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, highlighting the high risk of further spread and the likelihood that the outbreak may be larger than currently detected.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) is monitoring the situation in the Pyla plateau, where peacekeepers have stepped up patrols and are maintaining a visible presence on the ground, following the observation of unauthorized entry by Turkish Cypriot security personnel into the United Nations buffer zone.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Mari Yamashita of Japan as his Senior Representative for the Implementation of Security Council resolution 2792 (2025).
In Ukraine, recent attacks have caused civilian casualties and damage to critical infrastructure, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports. In Odesa, a 28 March strike killed people, damaging a maternity hospital and more than 70 homes. The World Health Organization (WHO) verified 124 attacks on healthcare in Ukraine, out of 357 globally.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
The Secretary-General has approved a request by Papua New Guinea to renew eligibility for the Peacebuilding Fund’s Peacebuilding and Recovery Facility until the end of 2030 to advance joint UN-Government efforts in the context of the Bougainville post-referendum peace process.
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher today released $5 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to help people in Niger prepare ahead of flooding that is expected to hit parts of the country in the coming weeks.
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, arrived in Baghdad on Saturday, 13 December where he attended a ceremony organized by the Iraqi Government to mark the closure, after 22 years, of the UN political mission in Iraq, known as the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
The United Nations welcomes the 13 December release by Belarusian authorities of 123 political prisoners, including the 2022 Nobel Peace laureate, Ales Bialiatski, as well as civic activist Maria Kolesnikova, commending the efforts of the United States in facilitating this and calling for the release of all remaining political prisoners.
