News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
From 16 to 17 March, 2023, SRSG to the AU and Head of UNOAU, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, attended the 9th Annual Meeting of Heads of UN entities in Central Africa in Libreville, Gabon, organised by UNOCA. The meeting was preceded…
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka and the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix today briefed the Security Council on the implementation of Security…
NEW YORK - UN Security Council today unanimously adopted Security Council Resolution 2678 (2023) extending the mandate of UNAMA until 17 March 2024. The Council also stressed the critical importance of a continued presence of…
The annual meeting of the Mine Action Support Group (MASG) took place on 14 March 2023 in Khartoum. Chaired by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of the United Nations United Nations…
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan On March 16, UNRCCA, in partnership with the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN…
From 14 to 16 March, the German Development Agency (GIZ) hosted a Project Planning Workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The objective of the workshop was to develop a joint Police Project between the AU Peace Support Operations…
TUNIS - On 15 March 2023, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) hosted a meeting in the presence of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General Abdoulaye Bathily bringing together the 5+5…
Thank you, Mr President, I brief you as Yemenis and Muslims around the world look forward to the holy month of Ramadan. Having lived in this region for many years, I have come to really appreciate the holy month of Ramadan as…
Nicosia, 15 March, 2023 – Today, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, joined the Special Representative of the Secretary General and Deputy Special Adviser on Cyprus, Colin…
As the Syrian conflict enters its thirteenth year, we remember with deep regret the countless lives lost, and recall the abuses and suffering of millions – not least the forcibly displaced, and the tens of thousands who…
On 15 March, UNOAU attended the preparatory meeting of the EU – UN Peace Support Assessment Mission to Ethiopia. The joint EU-UN mission visited Ethiopia from 15 to 22 March responding to the needs expressed by the Government…
New York, 15 March 2023 On this International Day to Combat Islamophobia, we focus attention – and call for action – to stamp out the poison of anti-Muslim hatred. The world’s nearly 2 billion Muslims reflect humanity in all…