News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
UNITAMS welcomes today’s initial announcement of an agreement between Lt. Gen Abdel Fatah al-Burhan and Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok to reach consensus on resolving the constitutional and pol itical crisis that was…
Yaoundé, 20 November 2021 The Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission established pursuant to the Joint Communiqué adopted at the Summit which took place in Geneva on 15 November 2002 between His Excellency Paul Biya, President of…
New York, 21 November 2021 Every 24 seconds a life is cut short because of a road traffic collision. The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is a time to reflect on the tragic deaths of millions of people. This…
Anita Kiki Gbeho is a long-serving staff member of the United Nations, having served under the blue flag for more than 25 years. Eight months ago, she joined the world body’s operation in Somalia, where she serves as the UN…
New York, 20 November 2021 The COVID-19 crisis continues to deeply affect economies and societies everywhere. At the same time, investment in pandemic recovery is a generational opportunity for bold transformation and…
New York, 19 November 2021. The Secretary-General will visit Colombia from 23-24 November in celebration of the Fifth Anniversary of the signing of the landmark 2016 Final Peace Agreement between the Government of Colombia…
On 19 November 2021, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Asia, Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Natalia Gherman took part in the International Web Forum…
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S GOOD OFFICES MISSION IN CYPRUS Statement by the United Nations Spokesperson in Cyprus Nicosia, 19 November 2021 – As a result of the extensive work carried out by the Technical Committee on Broadcasting…
New York, 19 November 2021 Life without a toilet is dirty, dangerous and undignified. Everyone should have access to hygienic, safe, and sustainable sanitation. Yet 3.6 billion people still live without safely managed…
In his capacity as Chairman of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF…
The Envoys of the Middle East Quartet from the European Union, the Russian Federation, the United States, and the United Nations met in person in Oslo, Norway following an important meeting of the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee…
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S GOOD OFFICES MISSION IN CYPRUS Statement by the United Nations Spokesperson in Cyprus Nicosia, 18 November 2021 - As per the agreement of the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Ersin Tatar, and the Greek Cypriot…