News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
Mogadishu – Ahmed Hassan Wehlie has always had a technological bent. He displayed his talent in this area early in life. At the age of 11, growing up in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, he would disassemble and reassemble the…
Dima El-Awar, 21, stands in front of the camera with confidence and ease. In addition to being a good speaker, a skill that every journalist would yearn to master, Dima is keen on promoting positive speech and accurate…
TRIPOLI, 12 August 2022 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) joins the world in commemorating International Youth Day, celebrated annually on 12 August to bring youth issues to the forefront and celebrate…
Dakar, 11 August 2022- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF, condemns the violence that occurred yesterday in…
Khartoum, 12 August 2022 On the occasion of the International Youth Day, I would like to congratulate the young women and men of Sudan. They bear the brunt of the current political, economic and social crisis; they are the…
New York, 12 August 2022 Today, we celebrate International Youth Day, and the power of partnerships across generations. This year’s theme — “Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages” — reminds us of a basic…
KABUL - The Afghan people continue to stand in dire need of international assistance despite an ongoing humanitarian response of unprecedented scale and nature. Over the past year, UN agencies and NGO partners have mounted a…
20 years after the United Nation Security Council Resolution 1325 was passed, how far have we come? The podcast series She Stands For Peace explores the state of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Africa, through a…
Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, The past days witnessed a deeply worrying escalation in the Gaza Strip between Israeli military forces and Palestinian armed groups, primarily the Palestinian Islamic Jihad…
New York, 9 August 2022 On this year’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we are highlighting the role of Indigenous women in preserving and passing on traditional knowledge. Indigenous women are knowledge…
United Nations has been intensively engaged and closely working with Egypt on mediating a restoration of calm. We underscore our commitment to do all we can towards ending the ongoing escalation, ensuring the safety and…
By Volker Perthes United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Sudan Ever since the 25 October 2021 coup, the United Nations’ primary goal has been to help facilitate an agreement on a civilian-led…