MAZAR-E-SHARIF - Birth registration numbers have grown in Afghanistan’s northern region, with the support of a UN project designed to help prevent child labour, counter child marriage and otherwise protect the rights of…

Mogadishu - As concerned partners of the Somali people, the envoys of the United Nations, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the European Union (EU), the…

Mogadishu – As concerned partners of the Somali people, the envoys of the United Nations, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the European Union (EU), the…

On World Humanitarian Day, we honor the selfless dedication and sacrifice of workers and volunteers from around the world who devote themselves – often at great personal risk – to assisting the world’s most vulnerable people…

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Subjects: (1) Libya (1) Libya We are extremely concerned by recent events involving militants claiming allegiance to ISIL in Sirte…

Mogadishu – United Nations, AMISOM, IGAD, EU and UK congratulate Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islam “Madobe” on Presidential elections The United Nations, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the Intergovernmental Authority…

United Nations, AMISOM, IGAD, EU and UK congratulate Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islam “Madobe” on Presidential elections Mogadishu - The United Nations, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the Intergovernmental Authority…

HERAT - To help improve local governance, civil society representatives came together at a UN-backed conference in Herat to detail plans to become more involved in provincial development projects and administrative affairs…

KUNDUZ - A UN radio series on youth in politics is expected to reach an audience of 800,000 Afghans across four northeastern provinces in the coming weeks. The first episode in the four-part series, designed to encourage…

15 August 2015 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns attacks by the so-called Islamic State (Daesh) in the city of Sirte, including reports of indiscriminate shelling of residential…

12 August 2015 - This week, a technical workshop was held in Tunis, Tunisia aimed at strengthening the skills of Libyan electoral officials to budget for elections. Eighteen staff from the High National Elections Commission…

Gisenyi, 13 August 2015 - A team from the Office of the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region (OSESG-GL) and a delegation of the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (in French CEPGL - Communauté économique…