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The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), the Office of the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region and the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ) co…
Khartoum (The Sudan), 2 September 2021 - The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), in partnership with the German…
New York - On Monday, 30 August, the UN Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) until 31 May 2022, and requested it to strengthen its presence across the country “as…
NEW YORK - On the day Afghanistan enters a new phase I want to express my grave concern at the deepening humanitarian and economic crisis in the country and the threat of basic services collapsing completely. Today, almost…
UNOWAS in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR-WARO) organized a regional exchange session on the theme: ‘Enhancing the…
The Transitional Government in Sudan emphasized the need to enhance the capacity of government officials and media organizations in areas most impacted by the negative effects of hate speech. Therefore, the United Nations…
New York , 31 August 2021 Today we observe the first-ever International Day for People of African Descent. This day is a celebration of the enormous contributions of people of African descent to every field of human endeavour…
Algiers, 30-31 August 2021 Excellencies, At the outset, I would like to thank the Government of Algeria for organizing this important and timely meeting. The presence of the high-level representatives from the neighboring…
Mister President, Members of the Security Council, Over three months have passed since the deadly escalation between Israel and militants in Gaza and the situation remains tense. In response, the United Nations continues to…
New York, 30 August 2021 Enforced disappearance – while strictly prohibited under international human rights law in all circumstances – continues to be used across the world as a method of repression, terror, and stifling…
People Trafficking | UNODC helps train Somali state attorneys with prosecuting people traffickers Eight Somali prosecutors received training from UNODC and the Attorney General’s Office on international cooperation in the…
New York, 29 August 2021 Today marks the 30th anniversary of the closure of Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan, the largest nuclear test site in the Soviet Union. The closure of that site, where more than 450…