News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 12 November, Mr. Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), participated in a video…
SC Press Statement on Situation in Lebanon (11 November 2015)
KABUL - A special edition of the UN Afghanistan Quarterly, focusing on the UN’s partnership with the country is now available online. The eight-page newspaper provides coverage of UN70 events in Afghanistan and around the…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the murder by anti-Government elements of seven civilians, including two women, one girl and two boys, in the southern province of Zabul. The seven…
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – On 10 November, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG), Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Petko Draganov, took part in the 2015…
New York – I am grateful to the Council and the Secretary-General for giving me the floor. I am delighted to be here with HE Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Prime Minister of Somalia, whose constant support for the UN is…
New York, 9 November 2015 Delivered by Ms. Susana Malcorra, Chef de Cabinet I commend the United Kingdom for convening this Ministerial Meeting and for its longstanding leadership on Somalia. The stakes are high. The…
The African Union conducted a Field Training Exercise as part of its efforts to operationalize the African Standby Forces (ASF). The Exercise was a multidimensional Peace Support Operations Exersie, involving military, police…
HERAT - Improving the delivery and oversight of local government services was discussed by civil society at a UNAMA-supported workshop in Herat, in western Afghanistan. More than 50 people, including women’s rights activists…
Delivered by Ms. Susana Malcorra, Chef de Cabinet I commend the United Kingdom for convening this Ministerial Meeting and for its longstanding leadership on Somalia. The stakes are high. The international community must stand…
07 November 2015, Montreux, Geneva - Forty Libyan women from diverse backgrounds from inside and outside Libya are currently gathering in Montreux to reflect on their aspirations for peace and their role and contribution to…
GARDEZ - Effective strategies for promoting women’s increased participation in the media was the topic of a UNAMA-backed panel discussion held in Gardez, capital of the eastern province of Paktya. Some 50 participants…