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United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres and African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat today welcomed the continuing strong cooperation between the two organizations. The leaders, meeting at…
The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is a day of remembrance and recognition and an urgent call to action. We must never forget the immeasurable suffering of millions of African men, women and children under the…
Humanitarian | OCHA facilitates joint statement on worsening drought On 18 November, OCHA facilitated the release of a joint statement on the worsening drought in the country. The Federal Government of Somalia and the…
Mogadishu - The United Nations in Somalia recently partnered with a leading Somali non-governmental organization to step up the fight against female genital mutilation (FGM) in two of the Horn of Africa country’s Federal…
New York, 01 December 2021 On this World AIDS Day, we focus attention on the inequalities that drive HIV and AIDS. It is still possible to end the epidemic by 2030. But that will require stepped up action and greater…
New York, 1 December 2022 The World AIDS Day report will be released on the 29 th morning and through the noon briefing (NY Time) so the video will be shared after that time. The world has promised to end AIDS by 2030. We are…
Mister President, Members of the Security Council, I brief you today as we face a series of heightened and interrelated risks across the Occupied Palestinian Territory. In the West Bank, a severe fiscal and economic crisis is…
TRIPOLI, 29 November 2021 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is following with great concern the continued closure of Sebha Court of Appeal, in addition to reported threats against the judiciary. An armed…
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix and UNIFIL Force Commander Maj. Gen. Stefano del Col today briefed the UN Security Council on the…
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix and UNIFIL Force Commander Maj. Gen. Stefano del Col today briefed the UN Security Council on the…
New York – The Secretary-General strongly condemns yesterday’s deadly terrorist attack on a United Nations-affiliated convoy in front of the Mucassar School in Mogadishu, resulting in many casualties. The Secretary-General…
New York, 26 November 2021 - The Secretary-General strongly condemns yesterday’s deadly terrorist attack on a United Nations-affiliated convoy in front of the Mucassar School in Mogadishu, resulting in many casualties. The…