New York – I refer to Security Council resolutions 2093 (2013) and 2111 (2013), by which the Council requested me to set benchmarks for when it might be appropriate to deploy a United Nations peacekeeping operation to Somalia…

New York - I refer to Security Council resolutions 2093 (2013) and 2111 (2013), by which the Council requested me to set benchmarks for when it might be appropriate to deploy a United Nations peacekeeping operation to Somalia…

Dear friends, United Nations Day is a chance to recognize how much this invaluable Organization contributes to peace and common progress. It is a time to reflect on what more we can do to realize our vision for a better world…

Geneva, 22 October 2013 – The twenty-third and final meeting of the Follow-up Committee to monitor the implementation of the Greentree Agreement on the Bakassi Peninsula was held in Geneva on 21 and 22 October 2013. It was…

18 October 2013 – The two-day conference on “Civil-Military relationship in Guinea-Bissau” ended today. The 120 participants concluded that there is a need to take actions that would contribute to fruitful civil and military…

KABUL - The Government of Japan signed an agreement on Tuesday to provide $20 million to a United Nations-supported programme to improve literacy in Afghanistan, which has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world.The…

The UN Support Mission in Libya congratulates the Libyan people on Liberation Day. UNSMIL reiterates its commitment to continue supporting Libya's democratic transition efforts and meeting the aspirations of the Libyan people…

Geneva, 22 October 2013 – The twenty-third and final meeting of the Follow-up Committee to monitor the implementation of the Greentree Agreement on the Bakassi Peninsula was held in Geneva on 21 and 22 October 2013. It was…

BADGHIS - Pistachio yield in Badghis, Afghanistan’s leading province for pistachio cultivation, has declined by 50 per cent, officials have reported.Covering about 30,000 hectares of land, pistachio forests in the province…

Geneva, 22 October 2013 – The twenty-third and final meeting of the Follow-up Committee to monitor the implementation of the Greentree Agreement on the Bakassi Peninsula was held in Geneva on 21 and 22 October 2013. It was…

Garowe/Mogadishu – Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Nicholas Kay completed a two-day visit to Garowe, the capital of the federal state of Puntland today, urging a free, inclusive and credible…

KABUL - Amid cheerful applauses and motivational clapping, the musicians and singers from Afghanistan and some regional countries mesmerized a considerably big audience of mostly young Afghans in Kabul during a two-day…