News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
NEW YORK - The World Bank’s Board of Directors today discussed its Interim Strategy Note (ISN) for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan which provides a sustained commitment and vision to the country’s development through the…
25 April 2012 - SRSG Mahiga met earlier today with the Benadir Region Governor and Mayor of Mogadishu, Mahamoud Ahmed Nur "Tarzin" in Mogadishu. The discussions focused on the security and logistical arrangements for hosting…
25 April 2012 - The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Augustine Mahiga met today with the Turkish Ambassador to Somalia, Dr. Kani Torun at the Turkish Embassy in Mogadishu. SRSG Mahiga expressed…
24 April 2012 - A United Nations delegation headed by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Resident Coordinator of the UN in Guinea-Bissau Gana Fofang on Saturday week-end initiated meetings with…
Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Libya, Ian Martin, speech at Human Rights Workshop for Civil Society: Friends, Libya's Revolution has been a revolution in the name of human rights. It began…
Today, we mark the 18th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda. We remember the more than 800,000 innocent people who lost their lives. This year's theme is "learning from history to shape a bright future". Rwanda has learned…
New York, 18 April 2012 - The Secretary-General expresses his concern over the renewed wave of arrests of high ranking public officials in Mali at a time when numerous efforts are being undertaken to assist the country in…
Dakar, 21 April 2012 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, Said Djinnit, paid a visit to Bamako, on 20-21 April to support ongoing efforts to address the crisis in Mali.
On 23 April, SRSG Miroslav Jenča participated at the presentation of the new photo albums “Turkmenistan” and “Ashgabat” authored by the President of Turkmenistan. The books illustrated the most important moments of the socio…
21 April 2012 - Raising the possibility of targeted sanctions, the United Nations Security Council today demanded the immediate restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau, as well as the reinstatement of the West…