News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
BELOW ATTACHED IS THE STATEMENT TO THE AFRICAN UNION PEACE AND SECURITY COMMISSION ON HUMANITARIAN ACTION IN AFRICA DELIVERED BY SRSG TO THE AFRICAN UNION AND HEAD OF UNOAU, PARFAIT ONANGA-ANYANGA THURSDAY 18 MAY, 2023
HUDAYDAH, 17 May 2023 – UNMHA's Head of Mission and Co-chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee Major General (rtd) Michael Beary briefed the Security Council today in a closed session during the Security Council…
Merci Madame la Président. Madam President, I am pleased to be with you in person today to brief you on the situation in Yemen and my efforts to secure an agreement on a way forward that could sustainably end the conflict…
From 15 to 17 May, UNOAU held its annual retreat in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As part of the retreat, UNOAU held strategic discussions with the AU Department for Political Affairs Peace and Security (PAPS) on 15 May, involving…
From 15 to 17 May, UNOAU attended a meeting on Gender mainstreaming in SSR. The meeting was organized by the AUC and took place in Port-Louis, Mauritius. The objective of the meeting was to review the learning content of the…
The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded today a visit to Washington DC where he met Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other senior U.S. officials to explore ways to support progress…
“[…] we have discussed, in particular, the situation in Haiti. Haiti is in a tragic, tragic situation. You have dramatic humanitarian needs. You have a political system that is paralyzed, and you have levels of violence by…
New York, 17 May 2023 On this World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, we highlight the power of technology to advance sustainable development in Least Developed Countries. The digital revolution is a defining…
The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka explored this week with representatives of different civil society groups ways to foster civic engagement for the benefit of Lebanon’s future. In a meeting with the board…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Mr. Volker Perthes, was today’s guest at the United Nations Information Service…
The members of the Security Council were briefed on 26 April 2023 by the Director General of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Ghada Fathi Waly, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and…