New York – The members of the Security Council condemn in the strongest terms yesterday’s attack on a hotel in Bula Burde, Somalia, for which Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility and has caused numerous deaths and injuries…

KABUL - The UN Chief has called for more efforts to empower individuals through decent work, support people through social protection, and ensure that the voices of the poor and marginalised are heard.“The gap between the…

The mandate of UNOCA extended until 31 august 2015 The United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) will continue its activities until 31 August 2015, an extension of another eighteen months after the expiry of…

We have just had an excellent meeting with Prime Minister Tamam Salam. I have been away but I rang Mr. Salam on Saturday to congratulate him very warmly on the formation of his new government, as of course did the UN…

Tripoli, 20 February 2014 - On the occasion of the elections to the Constitution-Drafting Assembly, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Tarek Mitri expressed hope that Libyans will participate in the…

Tripoli, February 19, 2014 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) reaffirms its clear stand of rejecting the threat to use force in the political process, which is contrary to the basic democratic principles…

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, condemned today’s double bombing in the area of Bir Hassan in the southern Beirut suburbs that killed and wounded a number of people. He extended his…

Dakar, 18 February 2014 - Mr. Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa, was received in audience in Koulouba - Bamako today by the President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali with whom…

Tripoli, 18 February 2014 - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) calls upon political parties, the revolutionaries, the activists and personalities to uphold the high national interest and refrain from resorting to force…

As a teacher at a primary school in Benghazi, Khadeeja MohammedAl Amami is well-acquainted with lecturing. On a daily basis, she challenges her students to learn new things and work together. But for one day this month, she…

Dakar, 18 February 2014 - Mr. Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa, was received in audience in Koulouba - Bamako today by the President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali with whom…

KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today called for better coordination and cooperation between Afghanistan’s independent electoral bodies — the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and the Independent…