News from our Missions
NEW YORK - The following is the as-delivered transcript of the briefing by the Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, Markus Potzel, to the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan today…
New York, 27 September 2022 World Tourism Day celebrates the power of tourism to foster inclusion, protect nature and promote cultural understanding . Tourism is a powerful driver for sustainable development. It contributes…
HUDAYDAH, 26 September 2022 – UNMHA is gravely concerned about continued civilian deaths and injuries in Hudaydah due to explosive ordnance. Since the shift of the frontlines on 12 November 2021, 242 civilian casualties…
KABUL - The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold a session on Afghanistan tomorrow, 27 September, at 10:00 hours New York local time (18:30 hours Kabul local) and can be followed at https://bit.ly/3AysOqA The session will…
New York, 26 September 2022 On the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, we reject the claim that nuclear disarmament is some impossible utopian dream. Eliminating these devices of death is not only…
It is devastating that dozens died after a boat sank off the Syrian coast -men, women, children and the elderly among the victims. I add my voice to those sending condolences for this tragic loss of life, many Syrians…
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 24September 2022: The priority of the United Nations in Haiti remains to stay and deliver on its mandate and support the people and Government of Haiti, as they face ongoing insecurity and uncertainty…
Monrovia, 23 September 2022: The United Nations Office in West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), in cooperation with UN Women, organised the annual meeting of the Working Group on Women, Youth, Peace and Security in West Africa…
Jointly commemorating this year’s Peace Day, UNOAU collaborated with AUC’s Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (AUC PAPS) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to launch a serious…
UNOAU participated in the inaugural Operational Technical Committee (OTC) meeting of the AU Compliance Framework (AUCF) project on 23 September. The OTC is co-chaired by the AU Director of Conflict Management Directorate and…
Forty women from civil society organizations, women’s groups, political parties, armed movements, and academia came together over two weeks and produced a joint gender-responsive constitutional vision in a series of workshops…
Excellencies and distinguished delegates, Prime Minister Shtayyeh, Director General Ushpiz, I wish to thank the Norwegian Foreign Minister, Anniken Huitfeldt and her team, for organizing this meeting. At the last meeting of…