News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
On Monday, Somalia celebrated the World Refugee Day as the country awaits the repatriation of over 300,000 refugees from neighbouring Kenya. The Horn of Africa nation has an estimated one million refugees in neighbouring…
Khadijo Maadey (not her real name), 28, has suffered physically and psychologically after being brutally raped at an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp, 13 kilometers from Mogadishu. Brutal gang rape and physical assault…
KANDAHAR – In Afghanistan’s security-challenged southern province of Kandahar, panellists at a UN-backed televised debate discussed the increasing importance of Afghan youth in the region’s peace efforts. “The time has come…
Somalia today joined the world in marking the first International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, with a plea to the public to speak out against the crime in the country. HINNA, a local non…
PRESS STATEMENT 15/2016 The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) today commemorates the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. Sexual violence is a widespread and ugly reality…
PRESS STATEMENT 15/2016 The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) today commemorates the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. Sexual violence is a widespread and ugly reality…
Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 16 June 2016 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Ms. Sigrid Kaag met today in London with senior UK officials to discuss Lebanon in the current regional context. Discussions focused on…
Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for being here, Earlier this year, in February, I came on mission to Accra, and met with various stakeholders as part of United Nations engagement and support in the preparations towards…
In Guinea-Bissau citizens and organizations that protect the environment have been mostly concerned with illegal logging. Citizens believe that people should change their behavior and do not repeat the same mistakes of the…
16 June 2016 - Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Ali Al-Za'tari condemns recent airstrikes in residential areas in Derna, which have led to civilian casualties. According to information received…
The members of the Security Council expressed their serious concern over the latest political developments in Guinea-Bissau( the documents reads) and encouraged national actors to abide by the Constitution and the rule of law…