News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
Kismayo – Somali society can sometimes be characterized by clan-based divisions, inequalities and exclusions. In these situations, the country’s marginalized groups face discrimination and struggle to exercise their rights to…
From 29 July to 5 August, the UNOAU supported the African Union Commission (AUC) Formed Police Assessment Team (FPAT) in Freetown, Sierra Leone, to assess state of readiness of the Sierra Leonean Formed Police Unit (FPU) 5…
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Central Africa and Head of UNOCA, Abdou Abarry, took part, on 3 August 2023, in Lambaréné, in the official opening ceremony of the capacity-building…
A new study by the Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, highlights risks of statelessness for refugees who have spent more than 20 years outside their…
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 4 August 2023, a meeting of the Presidents of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan took place in Ashgabat. Upon the outcome of the trilateral Summit the leaders adopted a Joint Statement. On the…
From 31 July to 4 August, UNOAU attended a workshop organized by the AUC PSOD in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia. The purpose of the workshop was to identify progress made so far and to consolidate efforts in the development of an…
On the third anniversary of the catastrophic Beirut Port explosion of 4 August 2020, representatives of the United Nations, the diplomat community in Lebanon and Lebanese and Lebanese authorities, led by UN Special…
Dakar, 03 August 2023 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão has completed a two-day visit to Mal. This…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Colombia Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General New York, 03 August 2023. The Secretary-General congratulates the Government of…
On the third anniversary of the catastrophic explosion at the Port of Beirut on 4 August 2020, the members of the International Support Group for Lebanon (ISG) express their solidarity with the families of the victims and…
Somalia’s youth are the driving force of its development and the catalyst of its transformation. They have faced many hardships and obstacles, but they have also shown remarkable resilience and optimism. As we approach…
Dakar, 03 August 2023 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão concluded yesterday a two-day visit to Ghana…