News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
BALKH - Sixteen insurgents including their commander joined the Government initiated peace and reconciliation process in northern Balkh province yesterday. According to the official sources, the group led by Khan Gul, alias…
21 February 2013 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, on Wednesday attended a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers in Bissau at the invitation of the country's Prime…
MAZAR - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) trained journalists in the country’s northern Balkh province today to prepare them for reporting next year’s presidential polls “accurately and objectively”…
The Executive Representative of the secretary General invited Artists for Peace to congratulate them for the role they played in ensuring peaceful and non-violent elections in November 2012 through music, dance and comedy.
Tripoli, 19 February 2013 - Throughout Libya, people of all walks of life took to the streets for three days in a raw to celebrate the second anniversary of the Libyan revolution. It was an occasion to flag some demands on…
Tripoli, 19 February 2013 - Throughout Libya, people of all walks of life took to the streets for three days in a raw to celebrate the second anniversary of the Libyan revolution. It was an occasion to flag some demands on…
KHOST - A private independent Chenar radio station officially started transmission in Khost province on Sunday, 17 February. Since the presence of international community in 2001, media has been evolving fast in Khost…
KABUL - Launch of Annual Report 2012: Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict.
KANDAHAR - The food zone programme has been approved for Kandahar and will practically start in September this year. A delegation from the Ministry of Counter-Narcotics is currently visiting Kandahar in order to discuss the…
KANDAHAR - The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC), with support from International Media Support (IMS) group, organized a one-day workshop to discuss journalists’ safety, future activities and condition of the media…
19 February 2013 – The United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB) has invited all Burundi political actors for a workshop set for March 11-13 to draw lessons from the 2010 electoral process and to discuss "elements for a…