News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
KABUL - On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW), the United Nations in Afghanistan calls on everyone for concrete actions to end violence against women. Gender-based violence continues to…
The Security Council welcomes the Paris International Conference for Libya which was convened on 12 November 2021, the Declaration issued by the participants (S/2021/958) and the commitment of the participants to the full…
Bogotá, 24 November 2021. On the last day of his visit to Colombia, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, participated in the commemorative event of the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Final…
AS PREPARED Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Security Council, My briefing today comes at a crucial time with one month left to elections in Libya, and following the conference hosted by President Macron of France…
New York, 24 November 2021. On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the Final Peace Agreement between the Government of Colombia and the former FARC-EP, the members of the Security Council congratulated the parties and…
The President of Guinea-Bissau and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General exchange views with women and youth on their contribution to peace and security in the subregion Bissau, 23 November 2021 – H.E. Umaro…
FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF COLOMBIA'S FINAL PEACE AGREEMENT Bogotá, 24 November 2021 Dear friend President Iván Duque, Dear protagonists of the peace process, Protagonists of the Peace Agreement and protagonists of its…
Amman, 24 November 2021 - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded today a visit to Cairo where he met the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and the Secretary-General of the…
New York, 24 November 2021 Violence against women and girls continues to be the most pervasive and pressing human rights issue in the world today. It is both an abhorrent crime and a public health emergency, with far-reaching…
Bogotá, 23 November 2021. UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, concluded his visit to the department of Antioquia this Tuesday, after a busy day in the company of the President of Colombia, Iván Duque Márquez, with whom he…
Bissau, 23 November 2021 - H.E. Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of the Republic of Guinea -Bissau, and Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West…
Bogotá, 22 November 2021. United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, arrived in Bogotá on Monday to begin his two-day visit to the country. Upon arrival, he was welcomed by Colombia’s Vice-President and Minister of…