Transcript of press conference at close of 7th round of intra-Syrian talks by UN Special Envoy for Syria NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS Transcript of press conference by the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, at the end…

“On 13 July, the Envoys of the Middle East Quartet met in Jerusalem to discuss current efforts to advance Middle East peace, as well as the deteriorating situation in Gaza. The Envoys expressed serious concern over the…

Nairobi – Somalia’s electoral body – the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) - has described as “very fruitful and beneficial” a three-day capacity building workshop which closed yesterday in the Kenyan capital…

MEHTARLAM - In Afghanistan’s eastern region elders are central to resolving local conflicts. Participating in a radio roundtable, Laghman Provincial Council members, tribal elders and civil society representatives, discussed…

Mr. President, The situation in Yemen remains extremely grave. The intensity of the conflict increases day after day and the tragic humanitarian situation continues to worsen. For a third successive year, Yemenis have seen…

Mogadishu - Somalia’s premier institution of higher learning - the Somali National University - was handed back yesterday to the federal government by the African Union (AU) Mission in Somalia after ten years of being used…

Nairobi – Enhancing the institutional capacity to register and manage Somalia’s political parties through the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) was the focus of a three-day meeting, which opened yesterday in…

HERAT - The role of young people in Afghanistan’s peace process was a subject of a discussion at a recent UN-backed radio roundtable organized by the regional office of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and…

Tunis, 10 July 2017 – The local council of Bani Walid has committed to release, rehabilitate and reintegrate children associated with armed groups. Within the framework of UNICEF’s national campaign ‘Together for Children’…

New York, July 11/ 2017. The Secretary-General welcomes the establishment of a new United Nations political mission in Colombia tasked with verifying the commitments in the Peace Agreement relating to the reintegration of…

The UN Country Team in the occupied Palestinian territory released a report today that reviews the socio-economic status of the Gaza Strip, a decade after the events of 2006-2007 that saw a violent take-over of the Strip by…

New York, July 11/ 2017. The Secretary-General welcomes the establishment of a new United Nations political mission in Colombia tasked with verifying the commitments in the Peace Agreement relating to the reintegration of…