News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
UNMHA Head of Mission General Michael Beary led a verification patrol team in Hudaydah city today , accompanied by the co-chair of the RCC from the Sana’ a authorities, General Mushiki. The patrol team visited various…
Amman, 25 May 2022 - As part of the implementation of the truce, representatives of the Government of Yemen and Ansar Allah are starting the negotiations under UN auspices today, in Amman, Jordan, to agree on opening roads in…
Security Council Press Statement on Lebanon following Parliamentary Elections (25 May 2022)
New York, 25 May 2022 Africa is a home for hope. On Africa Day, we celebrate the enormous promise and potential of this diverse and dynamic continent. The prospects on the horizon are bright – from Africa’s growing and…
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council expressed deep concern regarding the increasing erosion of respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women and girls in Afghanistan by the Taliban, including…
Thank you Madam President, Members of the Security Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief you once again on the situation in Sudan. Since I last briefed you, the overall situation has remained precarious, with much…
AMMAN, 24 May 2022 – The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded today a two-day meeting with Yemeni economic experts from diverse backgrounds to consult on priorities for the multitrack peace process…
Mogadishu/New York – James Swan, UN Special Representative for Somalia, urged Somali authorities and the international community to capitalise on the "moment of opportunity" following the recent conclusion of the election. In…
(As delivered, 23 May 2022) New York/Mogadishu – Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief on the situation in Somalia. I am pleased to do so once again along with the…
(As delivered, New York/Mogadishu, 23 May 2022) Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief on the situation in Somalia. I am pleased to do so once again along with the…
Ms. Dame Rosalind Marsden has been reported in the past two days to either have been deported, denied entry visa, denied residency permit extension, or expelled. News reports have also incorrectly characterized her…