News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
MAZAR-E-SHARIF - Recent initiatives, supported by the United Nations in the northern Balkh province, have led to improved access to legal aid for Afghan citizens, said community leaders at a workshop in Mazar. Officials from…
The Government of Guinea-Bissau, in cooperation with UNIOGBIS, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and civil society organizations, have been promoting “15 days of activism for Human Rights” in Guinea-Bissau…
06 December 2015 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya emphasized that the Libyan Political Agreement is the basis to end the conflict in the country. It has been negotiated for over a year and…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the recent killing of nine civilians when explosive ordinance was fired into the village of Shahi Khil in Wardak. Initial information indicates…
Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday 1 st December 2015 Thank you Mr. Chammas for the opportunity to speak today. It is a pleasure to be amongst many key stakeholders of Lebanon’s economy, and drivers of its future potential. In my job as…
Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday 1 st December 2015 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to speak at this important event on the issue of women’s participation in the political processes of Lebanon. I am particularly…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, condemned yesterday’s assassination of the Somali journalist Hinda Haji Mohamed, who worked for the government-run Radio Mogadishu and…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, condemned yesterday’s assassination of the Somali journalist Hinda Haji Mohamed, who worked for the government-run Radio Mogadishu and…
JALALABAD - Community leaders at a UNAMA-backed event in the eastern province of Nangarhar gathered to plan the reopening of more than one dozen schools and health clinics for women and girls in the region. The event, which…
BAMYAN - To raise awareness about violence against women and the legislation designed to eliminate it, some 200 university students and community leaders gathered at a UNAMA-backed event in the capital of Afghanistan’s…
The United Nations, the European Union (EU), the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) welcome the signing of an agreement between Puntland and Galmudug yesterday…
The United Nations, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the European Union (EU), the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Italy condemn in the…