News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
The Joint African Union (AU) – United Nations (UN) Task Team on the Operationalisation of Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2719 (2023) establishing the framework for financing of AU-led peace support operations (PSOs)…
As Lebanon marks four years since the devastating Beirut Port explosion, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert met with families of some of the victims. The families shared their stories of this…
“In recent days, I have engaged in critical discussions with the relevant parties and member states in the region, including Lebanon, Egypt and Qatar, in support of regional de-escalation. I underscored the urgency of…
From 30 July to 2 August, UNOAU supported and participated in a capacity-building workshop for Malian authorities in the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) of Security Sector Reform (SSR) processes, organized in Ségou, Mali. The…
Humanitarian | OCHA facilitates government-UN mission to Xudur OCHA facilitated a joint government-UN mission to Xudur town, in the Bakool region of Somalia’s South West State. The mission, led by the Commissioner of the…
Dakar, 01 August 2024 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, concluded yesterday a three-day visit to Ghana…
The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), during its 1225th meeting on August 1, 2024, adopted the Concept of Operations (CONOPs) for the new AU-Led Mission in Somalia, named the African Union Support…
TRIPOLI – 31 July – A group of 36 young men and women from across Libya participated in an online discussion on youth engagement in transitional justice with UNSMIL’s Director of Human Rights, Rule of Law and Transitional…
Dakar, 31 July 2024 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, welcomes the adoption yesterday of the Affirmative…
In response to questions about the strikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, the Spokesperson has the following to say: We express grave concern over the strikes by the Israel Defense Forces on the densely populated…
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General The Secretary-General believes that the attacks we have seen in South Beirut and Teheran represent a dangerous escalation at a moment in which all efforts should instead…
The UNOAU attended the 2nd Consultative Meeting of the Joint African Union (AU) – United Nations (UN) Task Team on the Operationalization of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2719 (2023) on the financing of AU-led peace…