News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
KABUL - Qais Shaqasi fell in love at a family wedding some five years ago. The object of his affection was an “oddly shaped wooden contraption” being handled by a man at the wedding and which made appealing sounds. He later…
KABUL - Amid calls for more security for journalists, increased access to information and job security in Afghanistan, a leading Afghan media rights group today reported a sharp rise in violence against Afghan journalists in…
Mogadishu, 5 May 2013 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga strongly condemns today's suicide car bomb attack at Kilometer 4 junction in Mogadishu, in which several people were killed…
TRIPOLI, 2 May 2013 – In the framework of the Ministry of Social Affairs and UNICEF-supported project on building capacity of social workers and deepening their knowledge of child rights, a 4-day workshop on how to realize…
KABUL - In a series of television and radio round-table discussions, organized by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in coordination with local media partners on the occasion of the World Press…
03 May 2013 - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region today held talks in Kirundo (north) with Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza on the implementation of the Peace Security and Cooperation…
KABUL - On the eve of World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) calls on all political stakeholders in the country to join hands in securing freedom of the press and the right of…
On 2 May 2013, the UN Security Council passed a unanimous resolution 2102 (2013) establishing a new mission, replacing UNPOS.
Abdullah Ben Yousif is eight years old but he's also a photographer, thanks to his talent and a little help from a UN training workshop in collaboration with the Libyan Ministry of Social Affairs. Abdullah is one of 25…
Abdullah Ben Yousif is eight years old but he's also a photographer, thanks to his talent and a little help from a UN training workshop in collaboration with the Libyan Ministry of Social Affairs.
KABUL - Ahead of the World Press Freedom Day that falls on 3 May, an Afghan journalists union honoured two journalists yesterday with this year’s Ajmal Naqshbandi Media Award, named after a journalist killed in 2007 by the…