Mogadishu – At a gathering with Somali local government officials, a senior United Nations expert highlighted the need for long-lasting and local solutions to the challenges brought about by Somalia’s rapid urbanisation. The…

The UN Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa, Mr. François Louncény Fall, is in Sao Tome since 14 October for official business. He made a statement this Saturday, October 20 following the…

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is encouraged by the high numbers of Afghans who turned out today to have their voices heard and to exercise their constitutional right to vote for representatives of…

Tripoli, 19 October 2018 - UNSMIL deplores the deterioration of the security situation in Libya’s South and calls on the Libyan authorities to take prompt and effective action against the lawlessness engulfing the region. The…

Statement delivered by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the occassion of the celebration of Resolution 1325 at the African Union Peace and Security Council.

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns yesterday’s attack against government officials in Kandahar. The timing of the attack, less than 48 hours before the parliamentary elections, has contributed…

KABUL - As Afghanistan prepares for parliamentary elections tomorrow, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) encourages all eligible Afghan citizens to use this opportunity to exercise their constitutional right to…

Statement by the Deputy Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar 18/10/2018 Deputy Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, will host a meeting of the Greek…

NEW YORK - As Afghanistan prepares for parliamentary elections on 20 October, the Secretary-General encourages all eligible Afghan voters to exercise their right to vote and thus to contribute to the development of…

NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attacks that took place in Afghanistan over the past weeks, including in Jowzjan, Kunduz, Takhar, Herat, Zabul, Farah and today in Kandahar…

Madame President, Members of the Security Council, Every month I brief this Council on the situation in the Middle East and the Palestinian Question. Every month we speak of how continued settlement construction and the…

Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane has an unusual perspective on how his fellow Somalis see the world around them. He believes that people see not only through their eyes, but also through their hearts. And through his heart, he sees…