News from our Missions
Violence against women and girls is the most pervasive human rights violation in the world. Every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by an intimate partner or family member — and we know that other stresses, from the COVID…
Dear Colleagues and Friends, On 25 November, we mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and start the16 Days annual campaign supported by the Secretary General’s initiative – “UNiTE by 2030 to…
United Nations Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka held a round of consultations with political, religious and economic stakeholders in Lebanon ahead of next week’s briefing to the Security Council on the implementation of…
KABUL –The United Nations in Afghanistan calls upon the country’s de facto authorities to take immediate steps to end violence against women and the broader deterioration of women’s rights as a vital part of efforts to…
Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the 6th Anniversary of the Final Peace Agreement in Colombia Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General New York, 24 November 2022. The…
Good afternoon. It is very good to be back in New York and see you all. I have just briefed the Security Council on my mediation efforts and the latest developments in Yemen. And I would like to take this opportunity to…
We "need to ensure a consistent response that combines the military approach with long term interventions aiming to address the governance deficits noted in affected communities" says DSRSG BIHA at the International…
TRIPOLI 23 November 2022 – This week another child tragically lost his life when he found and played with a grenade that was left behind by the warring parties in the conflict. His two brothers, standing near him, were…
Thank you Madam President. Madam President, in this briefing, I intend to provide an overview over the situation in Yemen following the formal expiration of the truce on the 2 nd of October, and also brief on the current…
Between 14 - 18 of November, the UN Verification Mission in Colombia was in the town of Agua Bonita in La Montañita, department of Caquetá, southern Colombia, for the festival “Agua Bonita is painted in colours in the hands…
Mogadishu – People’s ability to influence the future of their country by exercising their democratic rights was a topic of public discussions in Mogadishu, Baidoa, Kismayo, Garowe and Jowhar during October and November. The…