News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan To support Turkmenistan in strengthening its legal framework, policies and national strategies on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism, UNRCCA, in partnership with the UN…
New York, 16 September 2022 Today, we celebrate 35 years of the Montreal Protocol’s success in protecting the stratospheric ozone layer against synthetic chemicals that also cause climate heating. Thanks to a global agreement…
Today marks the 15 th anniversary of the International Day of Democracy. Yet across the world, democracy is backsliding. Civic space is shrinking. Distrust and disinformation are growing. And polarization is undermining…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Mr. Abdou Abarry, makes his first visit to Angola for the occasion of the…
New York, 15 September 2022 Today marks the 15 th anniversary of the International Day of Democracy. Yet across the world, democracy is backsliding. Civic space is shrinking. Distrust and disinformation are growing. And…
Baidoa – A high-level group representing some of Somalia’s main international partners today met with South West State’s leadership to discuss a range of topics related to political, humanitarian and security developments in…
The recently appointed Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Abdou Abarry, arrived in Libreville on…
[As delivered] Goodmorning. On behalf of colleagues here today representing some of Somalia’s main international partners, I would like to thank President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed ‘Laftagareen’ and the people of South West…
Thank you, Madam President, Members of the Security Council, Since my last briefing in May, Sudan has seen new political developments but also a continued deterioration of the socio-economic situation. Security incidents…
KABUL - The UN in Afghanistan expresses its mounting concern about de facto authorities’ actions against Afghan female employees of the United Nations. The UN urges the de facto authorities to abide by their obligations to…
12 September 2022 - The members of the Security Council highlighted the tangible benefits of the truce to the Yemeni people including a 60 per cent reduction in casualties, the quadrupling of fuel through Hudaydah port, and…
New York, 12 September 2022 In this era of unprecedented challenge and upheaval, solutions lie in solidarity. South-South and triangular cooperation are critical for developing countries to mitigate and adapt to climate…