News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
Nairobi, 24 August 2010 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ambassador Augustine P. Mahiga, has condemned in the strongest possible terms the attack on a Mogadishu hotel today in which several civilians, including…
23 August 2010 - UNIPSIL Human Rights Section personnel participated as facilitators and distributed human rights materials in a five-day training (16th -20th August 2010) for 50 personnel of the Sierra Leone Police. The…
Cairo, 21 April 2010 – Hosted by the League of Arab States, the 17th International Contact Group on Somalia started today in Cairo. In addition to the founding members, Norway and the US, representatives from more than 50…
21 August 2010 - With her face covered by a burka, 18-year-old Shukria walks every day to the Herat provincial Tuberculosis (TB) centre to take four different medicines in front of a health care worker. “We have no other way…
19 August 2010 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon marked World Humanitarian Day today by leading a chorus of United Nations officials in lauding aid workers – including some who have paid with their lives – for their tireless…
20 August 2010 - The United Nations anti-crime agency is helping to bolster the justice system in Afghanistan, where reconstruction and development are hampered by corruption and poor governance. The UN Office on Drugs and…
KUNDUZ - Less than a month before the scheduled parliamentary elections, Afghan electoral and human rights groups met with United Nations officials in the northeast province of Kunduz this week to share information about…
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The 2nd Coordination Meeting of AMISOM, IGAD and UNPOS, at the expert level, took place in Addis Ababa, to exchange information and views on current political and security developments in Somalia, as well as to assess the…
19 August 2010 - Afghan nationals are marking 91 years of independence today. Low-key celebrations are planned throughout the country as the holiday comes amid the holy month of Ramadan. The date commemorates the Treaty of…
18 August 2010 - On the eve of World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations health agency and its partners in Afghanistan are appealing for greater access by and to those most in need of medical assistance. “We, the health…