KABUL - Ahead of International Youth Day, celebrated globally on 12 August, hundreds of Afghan young people gathered in the provinces of Kandahar and Nangarhar to call on all parties to the conflict in Afghanistan to do more…
Transcript of press conference by Bernardino Leon, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on the opening day of a new round of Libyan…
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, Bernardino Leon, addresses the media at the round of the Libyan Political Dialogue held at the UN Office at Geneva.
NEW YORK - The United Nations Security Council on Sunday strongly condemned the series of terrorist attacks that have taken place in the Afghan capital, Kabul, since last Thursday and resulted in hundreds of casualties and at…
DAIKUNDI - Religious leaders must play a role in promoting peace in Afghanistan, Islamic scholars and community elders urged at a UN-backed event in the central Afghan province of Daikundi. More than 50 religious and…
KABUL - Empowering young Afghans remains crucial for the country’s development, according to a United Nations report released in Kabul today. “Investing in Youth,” a new United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) report, focuses…
KABUL - Three attacks by Anti-Government Elements in Kabul on 7 August caused at least 355 civilian casualties – 42 deaths and 313 injured – the highest number of civilians killed and injured in one day since the United…
I have just had a very positive and productive meeting with Prime Minister Tamam Salam. I expressed the UN’s support for his leadership, and his efforts to maintain the unity and effectiveness of the government as it seeks to…
New York, 6 August 2015 - The Secretary-General spoke yesterday by telephone with H.E. Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi. He reiterated his strong condemnation of the recent killing of General…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the killing today of at least eight civilians and the injuring of more than 200 in Kabul. “I condemn, in the strongest terms, today’s…
06 August 2015 - Following extensive consultations with relevant Libyan stakeholders and international partners, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in…