News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
Abuja, 15 May 2014 - I am concluding today a four day visit to Nigeria. My visit is as a follow up to a telephone conversation between the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, and President Goodluck…
Dakar, 13 May 2014 – The new Special Envoy for the Sahel and Head of Office, Mrs. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie took function yesterday, in Dakar. Appointed on 1st May 2014, she succeeds Romano Prodi of Italy, who completed his…
Mogadishu - Speaking at the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies in Mogadishu today, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Nicholas Kay highlighted the political, economic and security progress that…
Abuja, 15 May 2014 - I am concluding today a four day visit to Nigeria. My visit is as a follow up to a telephone conversation between the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, and President Goodluck…
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of the certified final results of the 5 April Afghan Presidential elections. These Afghan-led elections mark an important step towards peaceful political transition…
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council welcome the announcement by the Afghan Independent Election Commission on 15 May of the certified final results of the first round of the Afghan presidential election.The members…
15 May 2014 - The Guinea-Bissau Configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) welcomes the successful conduct of the legislative elections and the first round of presidential elections, held on 13 April, and commends…
8 May 2014 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Guinea-Bissau (SRSG), José Ramos-Horta, has promised to intensify international contacts for campaigns against HIV/AIDS in the country at a meeting with…
Tripoli, 15 May 2014 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) received a reply to a letter of protest sent by the Mission to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the detention of Mr. Ahmed Ghanem, Senior Rule of…
KABUL - Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) today announced the final results of the country’s 5 April Presidential poll, declaring a second round run-off between the two leading candidates after none of those…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes today’s announcement of the final results of the 5 April Presidential elections.It congratulates the Afghan people, candidates, and the country’s…