News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
ESCWA: Lebanon's Formal Private Sector - The Bitter Reality of 2020 Beirut, 2 February 2021--Since 2019, the Lebanese economy is in free fall, a dramatic situation which was further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and…
New York, 11 February 2021 Advancing gender equality in science and technology is essential for building a better future. We have seen this yet again in the fight against COVID-19. Women, who represent 70 per cent of all…
The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel concludes his visit to Benin, encourages all stakeholders to redouble their efforts to ensure the organization of a peaceful, participatory and transparent presidential…
In the first week of February, UNOAU coordinated engagements between Mine Action counterparts from the AU Defense and Security Division (AU DSD) and the non-profit organization, the HALO Trust, to facilitate support towards…
As he assumed functions yesterday, the UN Secretary-General Special Envoy for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiš continued his interactions with Libyan interlocutors, following…
Thank you, Jenifer. As you may know, this was a briefing I gave in so-called close consultations after the decision by the Security Council itself. As always, I was heartened by the fact that all members of the Council gave…
Statement from Mr. Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to Sudan and Head of United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) on the formation of the new Government…
Mogadishu – International partners* welcome the efforts made by Somali political leaders to find agreement on implementation of the 17 September electoral model. The talks held in Dhusamareb February 1 – 6 made progress on…
This week, two important decisions were taken that will positively affect the economy and create momentum towards unifying the national financial institutions. On 3 February 2021, the Council of Ministers promulgated a two…
Assistant Secretary-General and UNSMIL Coordinator Raisedon Zenenga met in Tripoli with Mr. Khaled al-Mishri, President of the High Council of State, in the presence of the second deputy Mr. Safwan al-Masouri. Mr. Zenenga was…
ASG/UNSMIL Coordinator met in Tripoli with Mr. Ahmed Meitig, Deputy President of the Presidency Council. They discussed the latest development and the economic situation in Libya. Mr. Zenenga expressed the UN commitment to…
Today, Special Envoy for Libya Ján Kubiš spoke to President of the Presidency Council Fayez Fayez Serraj and Foreign Minister Syala ahead of taking up his functions tomorrow. The Special Envoy reiterated the UN steadfast…