Mr. Pedersen: I was very pleased with the broad support to my five priorities from the Security Council. I am sure you listened just as carefully as I did to that. As you heard, my first priority is to deepen the dialogue…

Mr. President, I would like to express condolences for the attacks at the synagogue in San Diego and at the church in Burkina Faso, as well as the previous attacks against religious sites in New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Our…

KANDAHAR - The p rotection of civilians is the obligation of all parties to the conflict, stressed panelists at a UN-backed televised discussion in southern province of Kandahar. They made an emotional appeal for the conflict…

​ KABUL - In the run up to World Press Freedom Day 2019, the UN in Afghanistan underscores the critical role performed by a free press. The UN backs the fundamental principles of press freedom, as well as the fight to defend…

KABUL - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, yesterday met with Mullah Baradar Akhund and the Taliban negotiating team in Doha. The meeting was part of a regular dialogue between…

12 civil society organizations, including the Guinean Human Rights League and Tiniguena, which have coordinated the works. The idea of ​​setting up the network came from the group of organizations that have been following up…

Mr. Pedersen: First of all, as you know, I was here to have consultations with the Astana Guarantors - so I had good discussions with the Russians, the Iranians and the Turks and also with others. And of course we did not…

Tripoli/Tunis - In response to the ongoing intense clashes in Tripoli, four United Nations agencies launched the Rapid Response Mechanism(*) for the first time in Libya to provide assistance to vulnerable displaced families…

The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) in partnership with UN WOMEN and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) organized on April 24, 2019, a thematic exchange session of the Women…

In a newly published report, the United Nations noted that despite the relative temporary calm between Gaza and Israel since the end of March, the scope of the challenges facing the Palestinian people and government is…

Bogotá, 24 April 2019 - The UN Verification Mission in Colombia expresses its regrets for the death of former FARC-EP combatant, Dimar Torres, which took place on 22 April in the municipality of Convención in the department…

Kinshasa (DRC), 16 April 2019 - The United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Huang Xia, visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on 14-17 April and met with the highest authorities of the country. He…