Mogadishu - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, condemns the terrorist suicide attack which occurred earlier today in Mogadishu in the vicinity of the airport. This is one of several…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, condemns the terrorist suicide attack which occurred earlier today in Mogadishu in the vicinity of the airport. This is one of several…

NEW YORK - Hundreds of students from around the world are gathering at United Nations Headquarters in New York today to take part in a youth assembly, dedicated to issuing a global call for quality education for all. Among…

Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 11 July 2013 The United Nations Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator Robert Watkins visited the Ein El-Hilweh refugee camp in Sidon (South Lebanon) today accompanied by the Special Representative of…

New York, 10 July 2013 As the impact of the Syrian crisis on Lebanon's stability "becomes more and more apparent", the Security Council today expressed deep concern at the growing involvement of Lebanese parties and called on…

KABUL - The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has drawn global attention to the issue of adolescent pregnancy, which is the focus of this year’s World Population Day. “When we devote attention and resources to…

10 July 2013 – The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights (ASG), Ivan Šimonovic, attended on 10 July in Bissau, the opening of the first National Conference on Impunity, Justice and Human Rights.In his…

KANDAHAR - About 30 women have been trained on beauty parlour in Kandahar, enabling them to support their families financially. The women graduated from the three-month training, conducted by the Kandahar Municipality, and…

KABUL - The Ghazni Governor asked the Taliban to shift their political office from Doha to the province, serving as the current capital of the Islamic civilization. Addressing a meeting of the Tribal Solidarity Council, Musa…

10 July 2013 – Approximately 100 women, including four ministers from Burundi, DRC, Rwanda and Uganda are taking part in a regional conference in Bujumbura, Burundi, aimed to support the implementation of the "Framework of…

New York, 10 July 2013- Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for West Africa, today briefed the Security Council on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) over…

9 July 2013 The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the terrorist attack on July 9 2013 in Beirut. The members of the Security Council expressed their sympathy to all those injured in this heinous act and to…