Good data and statistics are indispensable for informed decision-making by all actors in society. This was explicitly acknowledged in 2014, when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Fundamental Principles of…
Akkar, Lebanon Monday, 19 October 2015 Today the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag visited the north Lebanon area of Akkar. She met with authorities in Halba to discuss political and socio-economic…
Mogadishu, 19 October 2015 – Salam aleikum,HE the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hon Speaker of the Federal Parliament,HE the Prime Minister of the FGS, Presidents of the Federal Member States and Interim…
Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, addressed the opening session of the first National Consultative Forum today and called on all Somalis to conduct broad…
Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, addressed the opening session of the first National Consultative Forum today and called on all Somalis to conduct broad…
London, 19 October 2015 - Representatives of 40 countries, UN Agencies, and international bodies, as well as a number of independent Libyan experts, met in London on 19 October at a meeting co-hosted by the UK and UN Support…
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - "Recent events in Kunduz have once again indicated the fragility of the situation in the provinces of Afghanistan, bordering with Central Asian countries. The Taliban have stepped up their actions and…
KABUL - The UN’s top official in Afghanistan, speaking to representatives from a Kabul university, stressed the need for women to participate in peace talks. Women should influence the agenda and participate in talks, said…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) praises the first-ever Ulema National Conference that took place on 12 October in Kabul. Around 500 participants from Ulema councils and independent Ulema…
BEIJING, China -- On 16-18 October, Mr. Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), participated in the 6th…
The members of the Security Council recalled their statement of 9 October, which commended the Libyan dialogue participants on finalising the Political Agreement for the Government of National Accord after comprehensive and…
Nairobi, 17 October 2015 - A regional forum of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) took place in Nairobi on 16 and 17 October 2015. The Forum is part of a series of upstream activities leading to the Great Lakes Private…