News from our Missions
February 25, 2011_The Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations and President of the UN Peace-building Commission (PBC), Amb. Paul Seger paid a one-day working visit to the EAC Headquarters today and held…
KABUL - The new “UN Women” created to speed up progress towards gender equality around the world officially kicks off today at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. UN Women - formally known as the United Nations…
Nairobi, 23 February 2011 – AMISOM, IGAD, UNPOS held their monthly Principals coordination meeting and adopted a Joint Regional Strategy (JRS) to support the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia in the management…
Nairobi, 24 February 2011 – Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General Ambassador Augustine P. Mahiga, today discounted allegations made in the media by Daher Ahmed Farah of the Djiboutian opposition, that…
Nairobi, 24 February 2011 – Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General Ambassador Augustine P. Mahiga, today discounted allegations made in the media by Daher Ahmed Farah of the Djiboutian opposition, that…
23 February 2011 - The UN Secretary-General's latest report on Guinea-Bissau is Friday analyzed by the Security Council in a session also marked by the briefing of his Special Representative, Joseph Mutaboba, on the latest…
23 February 2011 - The second highest ranking member of the High Peace Council has met with former anti-government elements who joined the peace process, as a provincial peace committee was established in the northern…
23 February 2011 - Investing around $1.3 trillion – or two per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP) – into ten key sectors can kick-start a transition towards a low-carbon, resource-efficient 'green economy' that can…
GHAZNI - The city of Ghazni in central Afghanistan is inching towards taking its 2013 title as the Asian capital of Islamic civilization by Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (IESCO). “The naming of…
UNIPSIL Human Rights Section was active in commemorating the International Day of Human Rights during all the week and in all regions.
Bujumbura, February 21, 2011_Chairman of the United Nations Peace Consolidation Commission (UNPCC) for Burundi Paul R. Seger on Wednesday hailed the steps Burundi has reached in good governance. The UN official made the…
February 21, 2011_Western envoys in Burundi have urged the government to protect albinos from organ traffickers who trade their lucrative body parts for use as potent ingredients for magic charms. The security of albinos is…