News from our Missions
By Ivan Simonovic, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights 23 March 2011 - Sima is 15, but looks even younger. I met her in Kabul, in the female juveniles section of the Badam Bagh prison, earlier this…
Communiqué of the Conference on the AU Support to the Implementation of the Djibouti Peace Process for Somalia. Accra, 2 March 2011
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convened a conference on the theme "The African Union (AU) Support to the Implementation of the Djibouti Peace Process for Somalia" hosted by the Government of the Republic of…
22 March 2011 - The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations mission in Afghanistan for one more year so that it can continue to assist the Government as it assumes greater responsibility for ensuring…
22 March 2011 - Staffan de Mistura, the top UN envoy in Afghanistan and head of the political mission UNAMA, today highlighted the significance of Afghanistan’s regional neighbours in the effort to achieve a sustainable peace…
22 March 2011 - The Special-Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNIOGBIS, Joseph Mutaboba, today met with the Angolan Secretary of State for External Relations, Manuel Augusto. The discussions focused the…
22 March 2011 – Skiing competitions and snow races are underway today in the Koshak Valley in Bamyan where the province is wrapping up its annual Nowruz festival. Hundreds of residents yesterday celebrated the start of Afghan…
22 March 2011 - As the world charts a more sustainable future, the crucial interplay among water, food and energy is one of the most formidable challenges we face. Without water there is no dignity and no escape from poverty…
21 March 2011 - Nowruz has special meaning for many peoples in the Balkans, the Black Sea and Caspian Sea regions, the Caucasus, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East. Celebrated for millennia, the holiday is associated…