News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
Part of the food to provide school meals in 43 rural schools in the department of La Guajira will now be released right from where the last container with arms of the then-FARC-EP left in its laying down of arms process. The…
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General condemns today’s attack in Kabul during the Nowruz celebrations near a religious shrine. Nowruz is a time of renewal and celebration, and should be a time for promoting the values of peace and…
KABUL - On behalf of the United Nations in Afghanistan, I condemn today’s attack in Kabul. As UNAMA continues to verify civilian casualties from the incident, initial reports indicate that at least 25 civilians were killed…
The Secretary-General met on 20 March with the Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and reiterated his support for its work in investigating allegations of the use of chemical…
Nowruz—an ancient festival marking the first day of spring and the renewal of nature—promotes values of peace and solidarity between people from different communities. International Day of Nowruz celebrates mutual respect…
KABUL - The United Nations family in Afghanistan extends warm regards to all Afghans on Nowruz, as the country marks the new year and the beginning of spring as a time of renewal and celebration, and an occasion for promoting…
TALOQAN - Protecting civilians is the responsibility of all parties to the conflict, stressed panelists in a UN-backed radio programme in Taloqan, the capital of the north-eastern Takhar province. In an in-depth discussion…
We are aware of fake Twitter pages pretending to be the official page of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen. We confirm that the only official Twitter page for the Office of the Special Envoy of the…
Today, I have the privilege of assuming the role of Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen. It is a position I take very seriously. The conflict in Yemen has produced one of the most dire humanitarian crises in…
Tunis, 19 March 2018 – Starting today, over the next four weeks, 180 Libyan youth will participate in workshops for promoting Positive Peace, organised by UNICEF and the Institute of Economics and Peace through funding from…
Mr President and Dear Karel, 1. I am joining you by VTC from Brussels because I had very minor eye surgery on my right eye which had been affected in many missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan, and it was useful to do…
CHARIKAR - Increasing women’s participation in the upcoming elections was the focus of a UN-backed event in Charikar city, the capital of Parwan province. Led by Parwan Governor Fazulldin Ayar and other senior provincial…