9 January 2014 – Secretary-General's message to the Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) [Delivered by Mr. Babacar Gaye, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of…

The Ministry of Social Affairs, in partnership with UNICEF, and 1Libya will, on Sunday 12th January 2014, hold a Press Conference to announce the selection and winning of a Libyan participant, Ghada Benyaala, in the…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) of UN for Guinea-Bissau hosted in separate meetings the leaders of the three sensitivities of PAIGC at UNIOGBIS headquarters to assess the national political…

Your Excellency, Mr. President-elect of the Puntland State of Somalia; The Honourable, Mr. Speaker of the Parliament and Deputies, Your Excellency, Former President (s) of Puntland; Excellencies, members of the diplomatic…

Garowe – Your Excellency, Mr. President-elect of the Puntland State of Somalia; The Honourable, Mr. Speaker of the Parliament and Deputies, Your Excellency, Former President (s) of Puntland; Excellencies, members of the…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s electoral commission, as well as national election observation bodies, are gearing up for the mobilization of thousands of national and international observers for the upcoming Presidential and…

8 January 2014 – A United Nations human rights expert today called for urgent protection and increased assistance to the growing number of persons displaced by violence in the Central African Republic. “The number of…

Garowe - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has congratulated Puntland's President-elect Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas, appointed today by members of the Puntland Parliament."I…

Garowe – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has congratulated Puntland's President-elect Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas, appointed today by members of the Puntland Parliament."I…

JAWZJAN - Living in a shelter in northern Jawzjan province, teenage girls on Wednesday complained against growing domestic violence, torture and forced marriage.Addressing a press conference arranged by human right groups and…

7 January 2014 – The United Nations today resumed food aid for some 100,000 displaced people in Bangui, capital of the strife-torn Central African Republic (CAR), for the first time in nearly three weeks since deliveries were…

KHOST - Religious scholars, tribal elders and civil society activists on Monday asked the government and the Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FEFA) to take “realistic measures” for transparent polls.The call…