22 December 2015- The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Mr. Ali Al-Za’tari, expressed gratitude to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and to WFP’s implementing partner in Libya, Shaik Tahir Azzawy…
17 December 2015: Seventeen Libyan participants successfully completed a three-week-long humanitarian emergency response training course for explosive ordnance disposal on 17 December 2015. This humanitarian emergency…
From 14-16 December, UNMAS held the first of three trainings for 11 women on raising awareness of the risks associated with small arms and ammunition. The three-day workshop saw women from a variety of areas in Libya come…
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen I suggest the following next steps: First: after the signature, an immediate, strong and supportive Security Council resolution is required to give the Government of National Unity the…
21 December 2015 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, welcomed the Road Map Document adopted by the Misrata/Tawergha…
NEW YORK - The near verbatum transcript of remarks by Nicholas Haysom at a media stakeout at the United Nations following his briefing to the Security Council. MEDIA STAKEOUT FOLLOWING SRSG NICHOLAS HAYSOM’S BRIEFING TO THE…
NEW YORK - The most important development that would enable Afghanistan to continue to face its substantial economic, security and political challenges would be identifying a political path to peace, said Nicholas Haysom, the…
KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes today’s submission of the final recommendations of the Special Electoral Reform Commission to the National Unity Government. UNAMA commends the Commission for…
KANDAHAR - Afghan women must have greater access to health services, said panelists during a televised discussion in southern Kandahar province. Part of UNAMA’s ongoing advocacy efforts for the protection of women’s rights…
KABUL - The elimination of violence against women was the focus of diverse discussions in western Herat and eastern Laghman provinces, broadcast on radio and television as part of a UNAMA-supported ’16 Days of Activism…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, condemns, in the strongest terms, yesterday’s car bomb attack on a busy road in Mogadishu that resulted in the death and injury of many…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, condemns, in the strongest terms, yesterday’s car bomb attack on a busy road in Mogadishu that resulted in the death and injury of many…