News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
Ms. Joanna Wronecka, the newly appointed UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, arrived today in Beirut to take up her new position. Ms. Wronecka will serve as the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General…
TRIPOLI, 31 May 2021 – Representing the United Nations in Libya, the Assistant Secretary-General, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya (ASG/RC/HC), Ms. Georgette Gagnon today attended the launch of a series of…
Access to music lessons for the children of Tierra Grata was achieved by the youth project Sounds of Peace (Son de Paz in Spanish). The youth involved in the project are in the process of reincorporation into civilian life…
Bujumbura, 31 May 2021 – The Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, Huang Xia, presided over the ceremony that saw the official closing of the Office of the Special Envoy for Burundi…
On 31 May 2021, the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi (OSESG-B) officially closed, after more than four years of operations in the country.
Starting his familiarization tour of West Africa, the Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mahamat ANNADIF, has arrived in Ghana. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United…
New York –In a press statement released Friday night, the 15 members of the council commended the country’s leaders for putting first “Somalia’s stability, security and development, and the best interests of the Somali people…
Bujumbura, 31 May 2021 – Today, the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi (OSESG-B) officially closed, after more than four years of operations in the country. The official ceremony was presided…
Good afternoon, Thank you all for being here today. The United Nations has been mediating between the parties to achieve a nationwide ceasefire, lift restrictions on the freedom of movement of people and commodities to and…
Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of UNITAMS, recently marked 100 days since his arrival in the country on 2 February. The period has seen inter-communal violence in West…
Beach development | UN-Habitat, the European Union and Somaliland’s Berbera Municipality create a beachfront for everyone to enjoy UN-Habitat held a ground-breaking ceremony to launch the Berbera Beach Development which will…
UNOWAS supports the organization of youth reflection and training workshop for prevention and conflict management, peace and strengthening of social cohesion in Burkina Faso As part of its activities, the United Nations…