KANDAHAR - A United Nations-supported three-day exhibition of handicraft items – made by widows and other disadvantaged women – kicked off today in southern Afghan province of Kandahar. On display at the exhibition –…

Joint Press release Issued by Office of media at the Ministry of Education and the communications department at UNICEF Office in Tripoli TRIPOLI, 24 June 2013 – Today, Monday 24 June 2013, The Minister of Education Mr Ali…

24 June 2013 – On the first day of his visit to Burundi, the Chair of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission - Burundi Configuration, Paul Seger reiterated international community's support to Burundi as well as the need…

Transcript of press conference by Joint Special Representative for Syria (JSRS) Lakhdar Brahimi (Geneva, 25 June 2013) JSRS: Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. The Russian Federation, the United States and the United…

KABUL - Sustainable and equitable management of Afghanistan’s vast natural resources can contribute to peace-building in the conflict-affected country, but it also can trigger and fuel conflict unless managed properly…

(Video inside) 18 Jun 2013 - Informal comments to the media by Mr. Tarek Mitri, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).

The Special Coordinator met this afternoon with the ambassadors of the permanent members of the Security Council to discuss recent developments with regard both to UNSCR 1701, on which the Secretary-General will soon issue a…

BAMYAN - Two villages with a large number of returnee families on the eastern fringes of Band-i-Amir Lake in central Afghanistan’s Bamyan province are benefitting from stepped-up assistance provided by the Office of the…

KABUL - United Nations staff in Afghanistan are mourning the loss of one of their colleagues, Barbara De Anna, who died yesterday at a hospital in Germany from injuries sustained during the attack on 24 May on the compound of…

On 18 June, the members of the Security Council heard a briefing on the situation in Libya from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Tarek Mitri…

The number of forcibly displaced people in the world continues to rise. There are now more than 45 million refugees and internally displaced people – the highest level in nearly 20 years. Last year alone, someone was forced…

Mogadishu – The Security Council is outraged by the attack on a UN compound in Mogadishu today, for which Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility and which has caused numerous deaths and injuries. The members of the Security…