NEW YORK - The new Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, Ambassador Mahmoud Saikal, has presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. PRESS RELEASE FROM AFGHAN MISSION TO THE UNITED…

27 October 2015 - Libyan media owners and managers, in Madrid for a four-day meeting under the theme “When Media Makes Peace: the Roles and Responsibilities of Media During Conflict”, highlighted on the second day of…

Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 22 October 2015 Today the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag visited south Lebanon for discussions with local authorities and army leadership, as well as a visit to UNIFIL…

BEIJING, China -- On 26-27 October, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Petko Draganov, conducted a visit to the People’s…

The Secretary-General condemns the airstrikes by the Saudi-led Coalition that hit the Hayadeen Medical Hospital, run by Médecins Sans Frontières with support from UNICEF and the World Health Organization in Sa’dah governorate…

Madrid, Spain – 26 October 2015 – A four-day roundtable discussion on the challenges facing Libyan media outlets opened today in Casa Arabe Cultural Centre in Madrid. Attended by twenty managers and owners of Libyan media…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the intentional killing of two human rights workers today in Jalalabad. The two killed were employees of the respected Afghanistan Independent…

GENEVA - A bus carrying staff of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) was struck by an explosive device early Monday morning in the eastern city of Jalalabad. Two AIHRC were killed and six others…

KABUL - The United Nations family in Afghanistan is marking UN Day by highlighting the work of some of the outstanding Afghan professionals it has assisted or worked with in recent years. These professionals, together with…

KABUL - Iconic landmarks around the world were illuminated in blue light to mark the United Nations 70th anniversary. Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary-General described the Organization as a “beacon for all humanity,” as UN…

JALALABAD - Women’s views, experiences and practices of mediation processes and outcomes were discussed in two separate workshops in Afghanistan’s eastern provinces. Supported by UNAMA, the workshops – in Nangarhar and…

QALAT - The peace process and infrastructure development were among the topics addressed by a UNAMA team during a series of meetings with local authorities and community representatives in Zabul province. Discussions took…