On 15 May, SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga participated in the 2nd AU-UN High Level Dialogue on Human Rights in Geneva, convened by OHCHR and the AU, and co-chaired by High Commissioner Volker Türk and AU Commissioner for…
Good morning, I’ll begin with a few brief remarks before taking your questions. Let me begin by stating the obvious, Yemen has been through rough and difficult time these last months, and there have been moments the…
Thank you Mr. President. Mr. President, developments in Yemen and the wider region have evolved at pace since my last briefing to this Council. Allow me to begin by welcoming the announcement on the 6th of May of a cessation…
From 13–14 May, SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga participated in the annual Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Focal Points Network Thematic Meeting on “Inclusive Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding,” co-hosted by Norway and Japan in Oslo…
On 14 May, UNOAU participated in a roundtable session titled: “Two-way Street: A discussion of emerging best practices related to bottom-up and people-centred approaches to conflict prevention and sustainable peace on the…
The Ministry of National Defense of Lebanon, the United Nations Special Coordinator’s Office for Lebanon (UNSCOL), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Lebanon signed a Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding…
Dear members of the press, Ladies and gentlemen, Good morning and thank you for coming. I address you as the United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, at the conclusion of my fourth visit…
The Secretary-General welcomes the release of Edan Alexander, an American-Israeli national who had been held hostage in Gaza since 7 October 2023. He is profoundly relieved that Mr. Alexander has been freed and is now…
Mogadishu – On her latest visit, the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Somalia today called on the Somali authorities to step up their efforts on a range of human rights issues for the good of all Somalis…
Dear members of the press, Ladies and gentlemen, Good morning and thank you for coming. I address you as the United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, at the conclusion of my fourth visit…