News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
On 13 May, UNOAU, in coordination with the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) Secretariat, facilitated the monthly coordination meeting for the month of May between the President of the United Nations Security…
On 13 May, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNOAU, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga paid a courtesy call on the African Union Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat in the AU Headquarters in…
“I condemn today's decision by Israeli authorities to advance plans for over 4000 housing units in settlements in the occupied West Bank. These include the retroactive approval of two illegal outposts and a park. Continued…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNOAU Parfait Onanga-Anyanga met with the Head of the Japan Mission to the African Union (AU), Ambassador Horiuchi Toshihiko. In his introductory remarks…
The United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security held its twenty-first consultative meeting via virtual platform on 5 May. The meeting took note of the progress made by the partnership between the…
Amman, 11 May 2022 – The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded today a two-day visit to Aden where he met with the President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Alimi, Yemeni Prime Minister, Maeen…
TARHOUNA, 10 May 2022 - The Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on Libya (SASG), Stephanie Williams visited today the city of Tarhouna, 90 km southeast of Tripoli, a city that witnessed mass and targeted killings and…
Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* welcome the announcement by the parliamentary organizing committee that the election of the President will take place on Sunday, 15 May 2022. We are encouraged by the positive…
Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* welcome the announcement by the parliamentary organizing committee that the election of the President will take place on Sunday, 15 May 2022. We are encouraged by the positive…
In response to the UN Security Council’s request to address the impact of climate change on peace and security in West Africa and the Sahel, UNOWAS has launched a series of initiatives, including the regional conference on…
Thank you so much Joseph, Ministers, Excellencies, colleagues, and friends, Let me start by saying the obvious, that as the conflict in Syria has developed over the past 11 years, we have witnessed suffering and abuses on an…