Presided over by President of the Republic of Guinea, Alpha Conde, and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Mediator for Guinea-Bissau, Bissau-Guinean protagonists signed a nine-point agreement. After SRSG Touré…
SdeM: Good afternoon everyone. Let me give you some few general comments. I will also take three questions, not more, because I am going to the airport straight from here, but Jan Egeland will be at your disposal to go much…
New York – UN Special Representative of the Secretary General and Chief of the United Nations Mission in Colombia Jean Arnault joined a press briefing today at the UN headquarters and reiterated Colombians´ consensus around…
Asha Abdulle Siyad could have chosen to remain in relative comfort in Canada where she lived and worked as a certified family educator. However, it is not what she longed for. Her heart yearned for a reunion with her family…
Niamey, Niger, “A united neighbourhood for a strong Libya” Your Excellency, Minister Ibrahim Yacouba, Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honour to be here today to address you in this important forum. I…
KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) renews its call for all parties to refocus their efforts on preventing harm to civilians, as latest figures released today by UNAMA for the first three quarters of 2016…
Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, 19 October 2016 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, visited today El-Qaa and Hermel. During the visit, the Special Coordinator was briefed by local representatives…
The Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Mission in Colombia, Jean Arnault, informed the UN Security Council about the recent events in Colombia and implications for the work of the…
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – From 18 to 19 October, on behalf of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy…
HERAT - More than 20,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in the Maslakh settlement of Herat province will benefit from five UN-supported potable drinking water projects formally inaugurated in a ceremony this week…
KABUL – The fundamental human rights of all Afghans must be respected, including the rights of religious and ethnic communities, said UNAMA in a Human Rights special report released today on the 23 July 2016 attack in Kabul…
New York - The United Nations Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, announced a plan for the resumption of a comprehensive Cessation of Hostilities in Yemen. The Special Envoy has…