KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns yesterday's suicide attack against a civilian bus transporting employees of the Attorney General's Office in Kabul. The Taliban claimed…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, M. Mohamed Ibn Chambas welcomes the invitation...

Dakar,11 May 2015-The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, M. Mohamed Ibn Chambas welcomes the invitation extended by the President the Republic of Guinea, M. Alpha Condé to the…

Final Communiqué At the invitation of Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), the heads of UN peacekeeping…

The tragic loss of hundreds of lives in the Mediterranean since-mid April highlights the critical importance and urgency of addressing the issue of migrants in transit through Libya en route to Europe, as unseaworthy boats…

KABUL - “War is unaffordable” for Afghanistan and the country won’t survive if there isn’t peace. That’s the message from the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, Nicholas Haysom…

Kismayo - The Interim Jubba Administration (IJA) Regional Assembly was inaugurated on Thursday, marking an important step in Somalia’s state formation process.The inauguration ceremony, held in the port city of Kismayo, was…

Mogadishu – The Federal Government of Somalia and Somali human rights defenders have endorsed, with some amendments, an Action Plan for the country’s Human Rights Roadmap at a validation meeting held in Mogadishu on Saturday…

Tunis, Tunisia – 07 May 2015 - Marking World Press Freedom Day for Libya, UNESCO Tripoli Project Office in partnership with the Women’s Empowerment Section of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), organized a…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan – On 8 May, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Ambassador Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for…

Dakar 8 May 2015 - At the invitation of Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), the Heads of the United…

07 May 2015 - In line with UNSMIL’s efforts to support and build the capabilities of Libyan cadres, the Women’s Empowerment Unit at the Mission organized an event in the city of Djerba, Tunisia, on 3-7 May 2015 on how to cope…