News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday called for an end to the recurring cycles of violence and instability in Africa’s Great Lakes region, as a senior UN official reported that some armed groups are continuing…
The members of the Security Council met on 10 April 2018 to discuss the situation in the Great lakes region, five years after the signature of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of…
Said Djinnit, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, is set to brief the Security Council today, 10 April on his work. The Special Envoy will be presenting the Secretary-General’s latest report…
A meeting to exchange experiences on conflict prevention and pastoralism (1) was opened on Tuesday 10 April at the headquarters of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) during a ceremony chaired by Mr…
The 49th edition of INTERFACE, the quarterly newsletter of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), provides everything you need to know about UNOCA's activities during the last three months from January…
The joint Summit of the Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS and ECCAS on peace, security, radicalization and violent extremism in these two sub-regions is scheduled for July 2018, according to a communiqué issued…
‘Currently 179 life-saving Mine Action projects are taking place in 22 countries, many of which are in Africa’, Colonel Nurudeen Azeez, Head of the Operational Support and Advisory Unit at UNOAU, underscored at this year’s…
Bogotá, 09 April 2018. The UN Verification Mission in Colombia is following closely the latest events regarding the detention of Mr. Seuxis Paucis Hernández Solarte, known as Jesús Santrich, as well as reactions to these…
A female five-a-side tournament was held on 24 and 25 March 2018 in Timba, Cauca Department, and has found its way in the hearts of its participants. For the first time ever, former combatants, members from the police forces…
BAMYAN - A new UN-backed radio series is promoting Afghan women’s public participation and leadership responsibilities in the central highlands province of Bamyan. Designed to promote discussion and inspire change, the radio…
The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about renewed and intensive violence in Douma in Eastern Ghouta over the last 36 hours, following a period of relative calm. Reports include sustained airstrikes and shelling on Douma…
Mogadishu - In 2005, Dr. Abdirahman Ali Awale – or Dr. ‘Habeeb’ as he is commonly known – was walking down a street in the Somali capital when he saw something which changed his life: the reaction of some local residents to a…