News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council At the outset, I would like to congratulate Egypt on presiding over the Security Council this month. I am very pleased to be speaking to you from the UNSMIL compound in…
The Special Representative of the Secretary General carried out a solidarity visit to Freetown, Sierra Leone from august 23 to 25, following the mudslide that claimed 494 lives and the disappearance of hundreds of people…
On 2 August 2017, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted UN Security Council resolution 2370 (2017) on preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons, particularly small arms and light weapons, which can be…
KANDAHAR - Participants at a UN-backed forum underscored the importance of media freedom and access to information as essential tools that can help foster peace and uphold human rights in Afghanistan’s southern region…
Leyla Osman Mohamud talks passionately about the role of media in achieving peace in Somalia, but her actions talk even louder than her words. “I always wanted to be part of the change for peace so that future generations can…
KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns yesterday’s attack at Imam Zaman mosque in Kabul that killed at least 20 civilians, including seven women and one child, and injured more than 30 others. These…
HERAT - Following the lively debate at a UN-backed women’s peace conference in April, a Herat activist has carried forward her vision for women’s involvement in conflict resolution and recently organized her own symposium for…
Only by fulfilling the minimum conditions of the Conakry Agreement could Guinea-Bissau make progress towards breaking its years-long political crisis, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative told the Security Council…
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, visited Somalia from 24-25 August. During his visit, accompanied by SRSG Michael Keating, he held discussions with the President of…
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, visited Somalia from 24-25 August. During his visit, accompanied by SRSG Michael Keating, he held discussions with the President of…
ISLAMABAD - The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, met today in Islamabad with Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua as part of a two-day visit to the Pakistan capital. Mr. Yamamoto…
This is the view of citizens in the regions outside the capital the country, especially Buba and Bafatá, in relation to another UN Secretary-General's Semiannual Report on the situation in Guinea-Bissau and the implementation…