Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, welcomed the inauguration of Sheikh Ahmed Islam “Madobe” as the President of the Interim Jubba Administration (IJA).

LEON: We are in a normal moment which is the usual process in any such negotiations like the ones we what we are having here in Skhirat. So, we have a big debate and this debate reflects the interest of the parties of getting…

KABUL - Close to 60 more square kilometers of Afghan lands were freed from mines and explosive remnants of war in the 12 month period up to March 2015, officials from the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan (MAPA) said this…

SHARANA - Top religious scholars, tribal elders and civil society representatives in Afghanistan’s southeastern province of Paktika called on Afghans to accelerate efforts toward sustainable peace. The call came at an event…

Civil society is the oxygen of democracy. We see this clearly in the world’s most vibrant and stable democracies, where Government and civil society work together for common goals. Civil society acts as a catalyst for social…

Mogadishu – SRSG Kay welcomed the constructive manner in which all sides have engaged in the process to resolve the impeachment motion crisis and commended their dedication and commitment to peace and stability.

Mogadishu – SRSG Kay welcomed the constructive manner in which all sides have engaged in the process to resolve the impeachment motion crisis and commended their dedication and commitment to peace and stability. “I welcome…

The Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG) Nicholas Kay has extended compliments to the President of the Interim Jubba Administration Sheikh Ahmed Islam “Madobe” upon his inauguration, pledging…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG) Nicholas Kay has extended compliments to the President of the Interim Jubba Administration Sheikh Ahmed Islam “Madobe” upon his inauguration…

2015-09-14 EBE Joint Statement

NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is available. Read it here.

YAKAWLANG - Illiteracy and poverty are impeding women victims of violence from registering cases against their perpetrators in the justice system, underscored participants at a UNAMA-backed event in Afghanistan’s central…