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Resilience | FAO's new £35 million project to boost sustainable water management in Somalia In a historic collaboration, FAO and the British Embassy in Mogadishu have joined forces to launch the Restoring the Riverine Eco…
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Mogadishu - Over the past few years, after decades of civil strife and conflict, which focused attention elsewhere, Somalia’s arts sector has been quietly progressing. The reopening of the National Museum and the National…
The Secretary-General takes note of the closure of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (Special Tribunal) on 31 December 2023. The Special Tribunal was established following the adoption of Security Council resolution 1757 (2007…
Another eventful year is coming to a close. Far from me to account for each and every significant event that marked 2023; suffice to say that it provided opportunities to recover from the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19…
New York, 29 December 2023 2023 has been a year of enormous suffering, violence, and climate chaos. Humanity is in pain. Our planet is in peril. 2023 is the hottest year on record. People are getting crushed by growing…
MISRATA – Earlier this month, 50 young people from across Libya took part in a Model UN simulation organised by the Dialogue and Debate Association of Libya and supported by UNSMIL. Participants built their debating and…
TRIPOLI, 24 December 2023 – Today is the 72nd anniversary of Libya’s independence, on which the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) extends its heartfelt congratulations to the Libyan people. It also marks two…
Dakar, 23 December 2023 - The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) hosted yesterday a conference on the role of women in electoral processes. The objective of the conference was to assess the current…
Following a series of meetings with the parties in Riyadh and Muscat, including with the President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al Alimi, and Ansar Allah chief negotiator, Mohammed Abdul Salam, the Special…
Dakar, December 22, 2023 - The Regional Open Day on United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 (2000) et seq. on Gender, Women, Youth, Peace and Security was held on December 20, 2023, in Nouakchott, Islamic Republic of…
Kampala (Uganda), 27 November 2023 - The Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, in collaboration with the Regional Training Facility of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), hosted an event…