JALALABAD - UNAMA's new Deputy Special Representative of Secretary General (DSRSG) for Political Affairs, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, traveled to Jalalabad yesterday for his first travel outside Kabul since his arrival. He met with…

JALALABAD - Representatives of civil society, religious scholars and minority groups from the eastern provinces of Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar and Nuristan met in Jalalabad on Thursday to discuss the ongoing peace efforts as…

Dakar, 7 april 2012 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, Said Djinnit, visited Bamako, Mali, on 6-7 April, to reiterate the United Nations firm position on the need for an…

New York, 7 April 2012 - The Secretary-General commends ECOWAS’ continued efforts to facilitate the restoration of constitutional order in Mali, including the accord signed by the military junta and the ECOWAS Mediation Team…

Dakar, 7 april 2011 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, Said Djinnit, visited Bamako, Mali, on 6-7 April, to reiterate the United Nations firm position on the need for an…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan

New York, 5 April 2012 -The Secretary-General welcomes the Security Council’s strong condemnation of the forcible seizure of power in Mali and its renewed call for the immediate restoration of constitutional rule in the…

NEW YORK - United Nations officials today stressed the importance of providing adequate health services to older citizens and called on countries to commit resources to help their ageing populations lead a healthy and active…

Tripoli, 4 April 2012 – The United Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expresses its deep concern over the recent upsurge of violence around the towns of Zuwara, al-Jumail and Regdalin and reports of growing casualties. UNSMIL…

Mogadishu, 4 April 2012 – The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga expressed his outrage at the suicide attack at Mogadishu's National Theatre during a celebratory ceremony today, which…

KABUL - The Afghan Minister of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR), H.E. Dr. Jamaher Anwari and Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Ambassador William Lacy Swing today signed a Memorandum of…

KABUL - Today the Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) and the UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) celebrated the World Water Day in the conference hall of the Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW). International World Water…