Distinguished members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), ladies and gentlemen, welcome back. Today is 1 July. We all understand the importance of this date. Before we start, allow me to recap where are we in our…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, James Swan, congratulates the people and government of Somalia on the anniversary of their country’s independence. On this day, sixty-one years…

Bogota, 30 June 2021. - The most recent quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the UN Verification Mission in Colombia will be presented to the United Nations Security Council in New York on 13 July. The…

Mogadishu – A series of virtual workshops for Somali journalists came to an end this month with 60 media workers around the country receiving training on reporting skills centred on improving the coverage and understanding of…

Read here the latest UNSOM Quarterly Newsletter.

Covid-19 response | WHO sustains strengthening capacity for preparedness and response to COVID-19 Since the beginning of 2020, WHO has supported the government of Somalia to develop preparedness and response capacities for…

29 June 2021 - In the context of the ongoing meeting of the LPDF in Switzerland, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiš, held today…

We, the representatives of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan, with the support of the UN, have created the first Women Leaders Caucus in…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan

Distinguished members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), Ladies, and Gentlemen I would like to welcome you to this in-person meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue. I wish to extend deep gratitude to the…