News from our Missions
KABUL, 7 March 2023 - The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold a session on Afghanistan tomorrow, 8 March, at 10:00 hours New York local time (19:30 hours Kabul local) and can be followed at https://bit.ly/3ZGZqcH The…
On 7 March, the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) held its 1143rd meeting regarding the situation in Somalia and operations of the African Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). The session received statements…
It was agreed at a meeting between the Trilateral Mechanism and the High Committee for Justice and Transitional Justice (comprised of the civil society coalition, national experts, and signatories of the Framework Agreement)…
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka joined Lebanese students taking part in a Model United Nations simulation organized by the Lebanese American University. Sharing her experiences as a senior UN official in…
The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) of Switzerland and the Center for Advanced Defense and Security Studies (CHEDS) of Senegal organized in Dakar…
New York, 3 March 2023 On World Wildlife Day, we reflect on our responsibility to protect the magnificent diversity of life on our planet. And we recognize our abject failure. Human activities are laying waste to once…
As the presidential vacancy enters its fifth month, amid lacking reforms, entrenching positions and deepening polarization, the International Support Group for Lebanon (ISG) is gravely concerned about the ramifications of a…
From 28 February to 2 March, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) to the AU and Head of UNOAU attended the ninth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in Niamey, Niger. The…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) regrets and condemns the killing of a young demonstrator, who was shot dead…
To mark International Women’s Day, we invite you to a panel discussion organized by UNOAU, in line with this year’s IWD theme, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. UNOAU will also launch the policy brief…
Ms Felicia Gordon arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in March 2023 to assume her role as the Chief of Staff in the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU). Ms Gordon brings to the role over 25 years of professional…