News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
Five years have passed since the explosion at the Beirut Port shattered lives and neighbourhoods and shocked the world. The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, today expressed…
TRIPOLI – Special Representative of the Secretary General Hanna Tetteh engaged with 239 Libyans Friday in an open Zoom call, discussing issues ranging from options to take the country to elections, to accountability measures…
On a recent afternoon in Mogadishu’s Waberi district, Faduma Jeylani sits on mat in her home, surrounded by bundles of colourful thread.
Port-au-Prince, August 1, 2025 During the second quarter of 2025, the human rights situation in Haiti remained extremely worrying. Criminal groups expanded and intensified their attacks outside of Port-au-Prince, particularly…
TRIPOLI – At the end of their two-day consultative meeting under the auspices of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), the 6+6 Committee and the Advisory Committee agreed on the necessity of amending Libya's…
TRIPOLI – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya and the Government of Italy brought together international partners for the first Libya Mine Action Support Group in Tripoli on Tuesday, which focused on better protecting…
On 29 and 30 July, SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga participated in the 13th High-Level Dialogue on Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance, which took place in Accra, Ghana. The biennial event was held under the theme: “Justice…
Landmines continue to endanger the lives of the local population in the governorate of #Hudaydah. “Our goal is to facilitate the creation of a safer environment and to accelerate comprehensive mine clearance in Hudaydah and…
Statement by the Secretary-General on the IPC alert on Gaza
Tripoli – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) followed the live broadcast of the High Council of State (HCS) session on Sunday, 27 July, during which 95 members elected a new Presidency. The Mission noted…
The Great Lakes region can be proud of its cultural and human diversity, including its abundant natural resources. The interconnected diversity of this region is one of the foundations of its immense potential for sustainable…