Mr. President, Dear colleagues and friends at the Security Council, Let me say at the beginning how much my team and I are grateful for the support we received this year from the Security Council. Since this is my last…
Mogadishu – Hundreds of youth representatives from around Somalia have gathered in the capital city for talks on the future development of young Somalis, who make up more than two thirds of the east African country’s…
On International Migrants Day, we recognize the contributions and celebrate the vitality of the world’s 258 million migrants. Evidence overwhelmingly shows that migrants generate economic, social and cultural benefits for…
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Pernille Dahler Kardel, met this morning with President Michel Aoun and separately with Prime Minister Saad Hariri. She had met with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri last week. Ms. Kardel…
Tunis, 18 December 2017 - 36,000 migrant children are in need of assistance in Libya, figures revealed today on International Migrants Day show. Out of an estimated 400,000 migrants, nine per cent are children and, shockingly…
KABUL - As part of a range of media activities to highlight 16 days of activism to end violence against women, Kabul-based outlet Zan TV aired a one hour programme to underscore that a life free from all forms of violence is…
TALUQAN - Violence against women must stop, said panellists in a televised debate backed by the United Nations to raise public awareness and understanding about the importance of upholding women’s human rights in Afghanistan…
Since the launch of the UN Action Plan for Libya, on September 20th 2017, my colleagues and I have been working arduously to support Libya to enter a stage of certainty, embodied in a stable, capable and fair state. Libyans…
Tripoli -The Libyan Ministry of Health (MOH), in collaboration with the National Center for Disease Control and the World Health Organization country office of Libya, celebrated on 14th December the conclusion of a series of…
Mogadishu - A group of women federal parliamentarians said they will launch public awareness campaigns aimed at promoting peace and reconciliation in Somalia during a working meeting in Mogadishu yesterday. The Special…
Tripoli, 14 December 2017 - Seventeen senior officers of the Libya Presidential Guard completed today a week-long training on international human rights law in Tripoli, conducted by the Human Rights office of the United…
The fortnight began on 1 December and ended on the 15th. It was marked by a series of activities, which included the launch of the National Network of Human Rights Defenders (RNDDH), which already has 43 organizations. The…