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Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
I wish to express my deep concern about repeated violations of international humanitarian law, some of which may amount to war crimes, which are recurring in Benghazi. Recent weeks in particular have witnessed the shelling of…
The United Nations, the African Union, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, the European Union, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States welcome the important progress achieved by the…
The United Nations, the African Union, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, the European Union, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States welcome the important progress achieved by the…
Towards a Professional Media in Libya Libyan managers and journalists agree on an action plan for media reform to promote national reconciliation and enhance freedom of expression Madrid, Spain – 3 June 2016 – A number of…
Representatives of Libyan women groups and women activists, from diverse backgrounds representing all areas of Libya, concluded today two parallel workshops. Divided into two groups, the participants attended two separate…
Nairobi, 3 June 2016 – The German Ambassador to Kenya, Jutta Frasch, met today in Nairobi with the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit. The Special Envoy briefed Amb. Frasch on his mandate…
KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is deeply concerned by the spate of abductions, hostage-taking and summary executions carried out in recent days against passengers travelling in civilian vehicles…
PRESS STATEMENT 13/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia, Michael Keating, condemned in the strongest possible terms yesterday’s attack on the Ambassador Hotel in Mogadishu that…
PRESS STATEMENT 13/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia, Michael Keating, condemned in the strongest possible terms yesterday’s attack on the Ambassador Hotel in Mogadishu that…
Madrid, Spain – 1 June 2016 – Building on the achievements of previous meetings and the recent elaboration of the Code of Ethics for Libyan Journalists and Media Professionals in a Time of Crisis, a three-day workshop…
UN Deputy Special Envoy, Ramzy E. Ramzy Good afternoon everybody. We just concluded a meeting of the Humanitarian Taskforce. It was an important and useful meeting. It comes against the backdrop of two developments, as you…