News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
Dakar, 24 April 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, has learned with deep emotion of the tragic…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General deplores the heinous killings of civilians in Kereneik, West Darfur as well as the attacks on health facilities. He calls for an immediate end to the violence. The SRSG…
Mogadishu - Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi was born in the rural area of the Mudug region, Puntland, in Somalia, in 1992, to a family of pastoralists. At birth, he had normal vision. He was brought to the city of Galkayo at the…
New York, 24 April 2022 United Nations Member States, by ratifying or accepting the UN Charter, have committed themselves to the values of multilateralism and diplomacy for peace. But as we mark this year’s International Day…
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General condemns the multiple attacks yesterday in Afghanistan, including on the Seh Dokan mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif during prayers. He extends his deepest condolences to the families of the victims…
UNMHA Head of Mission Major General (rtd) Michael Beary met with His Excellency Dr. Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf, the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh. General Beary commended the GCC for its pivotal role…
New York, 22 April 2022 Today is International Mother Earth Day. It is a chance to reflect on how humanity has been treating our planet. The truth is, we have been poor custodians of our fragile home. Today, the Earth is…
On 21 April, UNOAU participated in the third African Union Standing Committee meeting on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) and Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW). The opening statement was provided by the…
Mogadishu – Like so many other boys around the world, when Aweys Haji Nur was young, he dreamed of becoming a professional footballer. However, the time was not right – he was born in 1984, which meant that his adolescence…
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the horrendous terrorist attack against the Abdul Rahim-e Shahid High School and Mumtaz Education Centre in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of Kabul…
“I am deeply concerned about the trajectory of events over the past couple of weeks in Israel and the occupied West Bank that have resulted in many civilians killed and injured. Particularly worrying are the heightened…