09 July 2015 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Bernardino Leon, strongly condemns the escalating fighting in Benghazi and the…
2 July 2015 - The new authorities elected in 2014 completed one year in office on 4 July, which was considered positive by Bissau-Guineans, the international community and the Government despite the political, economic and…
UNHQ, New York Wednesday, 08 July 2015 Good Afternoon, as you know, along with USG (Herve) Ladsous, I just briefed the Security Council on the situation in Lebanon but particularly with regards to Security Council resolution…
KHOST/PAKTYA - To support human rights advocacy efforts in Afghanistan’s regions, UNAMA facilitated the establishment of two new committees in the south-eastern provinces of Khost and Paktya. The Provincial Advocacy…
KABUL - The head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Nicholas Haysom, welcomed the direct talks held yesterday between Afghan Government and Taliban representatives in Islamabad, Pakistan, and…
NEW YORK - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the direct talks held yesterday between Afghan Government and Taliban representatives in Pakistan. He reiterated his support for an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace…
PUL-E-KHUMRI - To promote good governance and highlight the important role civil society plays in strengthening government institutions, the first episode of a five-month television series aired this week in the north-eastern…
Kisangani, 8 July 2015 – In his ongoing visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from 6 July, the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, Saïd Djinnit, went to Kisangani this Wednesday…
24 June 2015 - The United Nations Public Service Day was celebrated on 23 June under the theme "Innovating the Public Service to implement the post-2015 Development Agenda". The day aims to celebrate the value and virtue of…
The general picture in West Africa today is that of, first, continuous concerns regarding the security situation in the Lake Chad Basin area and its humanitarian impact, in spite of progress made by the affected countries in…
KABUL - The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysom, met today in Kabul with leading civil society activists and journalists to discuss recent threats against journalists and civil activists posted on social…