News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
BISHKEK, Kyrgyz republic - SRSG Miroslav Jenča took part in the celebrations of the UN Day in Kyrgyzstan and interacted with pupils of Bishkek School #24 on gender equality and the role of women and youth in peace and…
KABUL- A concert held in Kabul, broadcast on Afghan television and carried on satellite around the world, showcased some of the country’s top singers and highlighted the United Nations’ work in support of the people of…
New York – The United Nations is needed more than ever at this time of multiple crises. Poverty, disease, terrorism, discrimination and climate change are exacting a heavy toll. Millions of people continue to suffer…
New York – The United Nations is needed more than ever at this time of multiple crises. Poverty, disease, terrorism, discrimination and climate change are exacting a heavy toll. Millions of people continue to suffer…
20 October 2014 – Women and young people must play a central role in establishing a long-term peace for Africa’s Great Lakes Region amid the area’s renewed efforts to overcome a past scarred by conflict, a top UN official…
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to begin by thanking the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation and the Civil Center for National Initiative for convening this timely event commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of…
22 October 2014 – Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Bernardino Leon met on Tuesday 21 October2014 in Malta with Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thini. Mr. Leon briefed the Libyan Prime Minister in…
KABUL - A senior United Nations official in Afghanistan today called on the country’s youth to help address the challenges facing the South Asian nation.“When I look around today, I’m happy to see so many young people who are…
17 October 2014 - UNDP launched in Bissau its 2014 Report on Human Development, according to which Guinea-Bissau lost 4 positions from 2008-2013: this year, it ranks 177 out of 187 coun-tries. National authorities…
22 October 2014 - For the third time since its adoption at a workshop organized in March 2013 by the Government of Burundi and the United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB), the implementation of the Roadmap towards 2015…
Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, 21 October 2014 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly today said that the United Nations will continue doing all it can to assist Lebanon in confronting the impact of the…
ASTANA, Kazakhstan -- On 20-21 October, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNRCCA, Miroslav Jenča, visited Astana and met with First Deputy Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev, Minister of Foreign…