Tunis, 20 June 2016 – German Ambassador Christian Much and UNICEF Special Representative for Libya Ghassan Khalil signed today an agreement for a contribution to assist strengthening the Expanded Programme on Immunization…
KABUL, 20 June 2016 – The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expresses grave concern about today’s series of attacks in civilian populated areas that killed and maimed civilians across Afghanistan. UNAMA condemns in…
Brazzaville, 20 June 2016 - Said Djinnit, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Great Lakes Region met with President Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo in Brazzaville to discuss issues…
Forced displacement has reached unprecedented levels, with more than 65 million people uprooted from their homes globally. New and recurring conflicts, and ever-more disturbing forms of violence and persecution, are driving…
On Monday, Somalia celebrated the World Refugee Day as the country awaits the repatriation of over 300,000 refugees from neighbouring Kenya. The Horn of Africa nation has an estimated one million refugees in neighbouring…
Khadijo Maadey (not her real name), 28, has suffered physically and psychologically after being brutally raped at an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp, 13 kilometers from Mogadishu. Brutal gang rape and physical assault…
KANDAHAR – In Afghanistan’s security-challenged southern province of Kandahar, panellists at a UN-backed televised debate discussed the increasing importance of Afghan youth in the region’s peace efforts. “The time has come…
PRESS STATEMENT 15/2016 The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) today commemorates the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. Sexual violence is a widespread and ugly reality…
PRESS STATEMENT 15/2016 The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) today commemorates the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. Sexual violence is a widespread and ugly reality…
Somalia today joined the world in marking the first International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, with a plea to the public to speak out against the crime in the country. HINNA, a local non…
Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 16 June 2016 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Ms. Sigrid Kaag met today in London with senior UK officials to discuss Lebanon in the current regional context. Discussions focused on…
Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for being here, Earlier this year, in February, I came on mission to Accra, and met with various stakeholders as part of United Nations engagement and support in the preparations towards…