Press releases

Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General Following the consultations conducted on behalf of the Secretary-General by a senior UN official, Ms. Jane Holl Lute, over the past several months, the Secretary-General intends to convene an informal five-plus-one meeting on the Cyprus issue in Geneva, Switzerland, from 27 to 29 April 2021. The purpose of the meeting will be to determine whether common ground exists for the parties to negotiate a lasting solution to the Cyprus problem within a foreseeable horizon.

Press Conference by Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, on peacekeeping operations in Mali, Central African Republic, as well as other issues related to peacekeeping.

[scroll down for French version] Watch the video Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for your invitation and for your close cooperation for peace and development in the Sahel.

[scroll down for French] The Secretary-General congratulates the Malian people on the historic meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation (Comité de suivi de l’Accord, CSA) held in Kidal, Mali on 11 February. The high-level meeting, chaired by H.E. Mr. Sabri Boukadoum, Foreign Minister of Algeria, brought together six Malian Ministers, the leadership of the signatory armed movements and the International Mediation, represented at a high level.