In the wake of the 25 October coup, and despite notable efforts by a variety of Sudanese interlocutors, no agreement has been reached to end the political crisis in Sudan. The country is at a political impasse, and risks…
NEW YORK - Ladies and gentlemen of the media, good morning. Allow me a few words on the nightmare unfolding in Afghanistan. We are in a race against time to help the Afghan people. Just two days ago, the United Nations…
Bogota, 13 January 2022. “Colombia is proving the value of investing in peace while providing an example that violent conflicts can be ended through dialogue and that societies can heal the wounds of war and bring about…
Thank you, Madame President. Let me first welcome the newly elected members to this Council and I will look forward to close cooperation with them as with all Members of the Council. Madame President, 2022 is starting on a…
7 Points on The Consultations on a Political Process for Sudan The Consultations on a Political Process for Sudan are a UN-facilitated exercise to support Sudanese stakeholders in building consensus on the way forward for the…
Tribute to the victims of the earthquake of January 12, 2010 Today, 12 January 2022, the United Nations remembers the hundreds of thousands of Haitians who lost their lives and the many thousands more who sustained permanent…
The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded a visit to the United Kingdom today, Tuesday. Mr. Grundberg met with James Cleverly, the Minister for Middle East and North Africa at the Foreign…
Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* note that the National Consultative Council meeting held on 3-9 January reached consensus on procedural updates and an expedited timeline for the House of the People elections. We…
Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* note that the National Consultative Council meeting held on 3-9 January reached consensus on procedural updates and an expedited timeline for the House of the People elections. We…
West Africa is struggling with insecurity, which risks reversing hard-won advances Dakar, 10 January 2022 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of UNITAMS, Mr. Volker Perthes, in consultation with Sudanese and international partners, is formally launching a UN-facilitated intra-Sudanese political…