On the occasion of the first anniversary of the Rome II ministerial conference held on 15 March 2018 under the auspices of the International Support Group for Lebanon and the chairmanship of the United Nations and the…

The United Nations family in Somalia mourns the tragic loss of our colleague, Oliver Vick, in the 10 March plane crash near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Oliver (“Olly”) was born a Briton but he was a true citizen of the world. Olly…

The second most voted party was the Movement for Democratic Alternation (MADEM-G15) with 27 mandates, followed by the 21-term Social Renewal Party (PRS), Union for Change (UM) and Party for New Democracy (PND) with 1 mandate…

Today, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Mr. Jan Kubis and the Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon, Mr. Claudio Cordone, visited the Palestine refugee camp of Ein El Hilweh in southern Lebanon. It was Mr…

KABUL - UNAMA takes note of the recent decision by the Afghan Government to address reports of civilian casualties apparently caused by pro-Government forces in three separate incidents on 8 and 9 March in Maidan Wardak…

NILI – Building a culture of tolerance and no-violence strengthens communities, said participants at a UN-backed event in the central province of Daikundi. Religious scholars - including women - representing different…

Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo and African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security Ambassador Smail Chergui conducted a joint visit to Libya from 12-13 March. They were received by Special…

New York, 13 March 2019 - The Secretary-General met yesterday with H.E. Mr. Carlos Holmes Trujillo Garcia, Foreign Minister of Colombia. They discussed the situation of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace. The Secretary…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On March 13, 2019, SRSG Natalia Gherman held a lecture on preventive diplomacy for students and faculty of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan…

Luanda (Angola), 12 March 2019 – Just days before the end of his term, Said Djinnit, United Nations Special Envoy, has been touring the Great Lakes to attend meetings and to have one-on-one discussions with the leaders of the…

Reports are being circulated for the past few days on some news websites and social media channels about details on the AMultaqa AlWatani (National Conference) – which the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan. Yamamoto highlighted key developments around peace efforts…