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KABUL - The top UN envoy in Afghanistan condemned today what he called a “tragic and devastating” air strike on the Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Kunduz early this morning, which resulted in the deaths and…

1. The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, convened a high-level meeting on Libya in New York on 2 October 2015. The meeting was held in the presence of a delegation of members of the United Nations…

New York, 2 October 2015 I'm very much grateful to many ministers who are taking part in this meeting. Let me begin by welcoming our friends from Libya and the dialogue participants. The violence of the past year and a half…

Libya Humanitarian Needs Overview 2015: Over 2.44 Million People Affected by Conflict and Political Instability in Need of Assistance. (September 2015) Armed Conflict and political instability have impacted over 3 million…

The United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security held its eleventh consultative meeting in New York, on 2 October 2015

NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met today with Afghanistan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah to discuss the work undertaken in the first year of the National Unity Government and the current situation…

UNHQ, New York Wednesday, 30 September 2015 A ministerial-level meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon was chaired by the United Nations Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon on 30 September 2015 at United Nations…

Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Agila Saleh Essa Gwaider, President of the House of Representatives of Libya New York, 29 September 2015 - The Secretary-General met today with H.E. Mr. Agila Saleh…

Jordanian Expertise in Family and Children Protection Extended to Libyan Staff of Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Justice and Civil Society Organizations In September, UNSMIL’s Women Empowerment Section, in collaboration…

NEW YORK, September 2015 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held meetings with H.E. Mr. Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, H.E. Mr. Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan H.E. Mr…

The UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia has issued a new publication entitled “Regional Cooperation as a Factor for Peace and Stability in Central Asia”. This publication represents a compilation of…

KABUL - As the situation unfolds in Kunduz, the United Nations in Afghanistan reminds all parties to the conflict of their obligations under international humanitarian law to protect civilians from harm and to respect human…