Mogadishu – Today is the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists – a key occasion to highlight the difficult conditions some journalists work under and the need to provide justice for the journalists…
New York, 2 November 2021 Last year, according to UNESCO, 62 journalists were killed just for doing their jobs. Many lost their lives to conflict. But in recent years, the number of media workers killed while investigating…
TRIPOLI, 30 October 2021 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is closely following ongoing efforts to finalize the legal framework for Libya’s national elections under consideration by the House of…
New York, 31 October 2021 Cities are hubs of innovation and human ingenuity — and potential centres for transformative action to implement the Sustainable Development Goals and build a zero-carbon, climate-resilient and…
Dakar - Libreville, 29 October 2021 - Mr. Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and Mr. François Louncény FALL…
First of all, I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt for hosting and supporting this meeting at the request of the 5+5 JMC facilitated by UNSMIL. Also, I would like…
Humanitarian | OCHA releases Humanitarian Needs Overview for 2022 OCHA released the consolidated Humanitarian Needs Overview for 2022, which estimates that a total of 7.7 million Somalis will need humanitarian assistance in…
On 29 October, staff and families from the UN Office of the Special Adviser (OSASG) on Cyprus participated in the ‘Let’s do it! Cyprus’ campaign, aimed at raising awareness and participation of the public in the protection…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Volker Perthes, remains in constant contact with all sides to facilitate a political solution in line with the Constitutional Document. UNITAMS is actively coordinating…
Mogadishu – With the peaceful completion of polling and announcement of preliminary results from ‘one person, one vote’ electoral process in three districts of Puntland, international partners* congratulate the people of…
Mogadishu – With the peaceful completion of polling and announcement of preliminary results from ‘one person, one vote’ electoral process in three districts of Puntland, international partners* congratulate the people of…
Amman, 28 October 2021 - The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded today his first visit to the United Arab Emirates where he held meetings with senior Emirati officials and Yemenis from various political…