News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
5 June 2011 - Nearly 20 years after the 1992 Earth Summit, the world is once again on the road to Rio – the site of the June 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. Much has changed in the past two decades…
On 3 May 2011, the Somali Government presented its first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report for consideration by the Human Rights Council (HRC), in Geneva, a major achievement in terms of the TFG's engagement with…
The 19th meeting of the International Contact Group on Somalia (ICG) was held under the chairmanship of the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. Augustine P. Mahiga, from 2 to 3 June…
2 June 2011 - A new project to strengthen labour law and administration in Afghanistan will be launched today by the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD) and the International Labour Organization…
2 June 2011 - The Japanese word ‘Kizuna’ means solidarity or tie. UNESCO has adopted the word for a new campaign. School children from around the world are being asked to write a message of hope on a postcard. The aim is for…
THE DEADLINE FOR "KABUL, I LOVE YOU" ENTRIES HAS PASSED. PROJECTS SUBMITTED BEFORE THE DEADLINE ARE NOW BEING CONSIDERED. CHECK BACK SOON TO READ ABOUT THE FINALISTS. 2 June 2011 - The deadline for entries into the "Kabul, I…
Kampala, 2 June 2011 – SRSG Mahiga welcomed the attendance of key stakeholders who are pivotal in energizing the Somali peace process at the 19th Meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) today in Kampala, Uganda.…
1 June 2011 – Hundreds of children today celebrated International Children’s Day in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, as the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners called on all parties to the conflict in the country to…
KABUL - On World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the World Health Organization celebrates the successes of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the fight against the epidemic of tobacco use. Since it was adopted by the…