News from our Missions
New York, 3 June 2021 Bikes are freedom; bikes are fun. They are good for one’s health -- physical and mental -- and good for our one and only planet. Bikes are popular and practical, providing exercise and transporting us…
2 JUNE 2021 - United Nations Special Envoy Ján Kubiš and Co-chair Ambassador Simon Geissbühler warmly welcome the participation of Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush of Libya and Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal…
Statement by the United Nations Spokesperson in Cyprus On 2nd June 2021, the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Ersin Tatar, confirmed agreement on synchronizing the two sides’…
KABUL - For many communities across Afghanistan, peace efforts are as much about their grassroots initiatives as they are about high-level negotiations. With support to peace efforts laying at the heart of UNAMA’s work, the…
Ms. Joanna Wronecka, the newly appointed UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, arrived today in Beirut to take up her new position. Ms. Wronecka will serve as the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General…
TRIPOLI, 31 May 2021 – Representing the United Nations in Libya, the Assistant Secretary-General, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya (ASG/RC/HC), Ms. Georgette Gagnon today attended the launch of a series of…
Access to music lessons for the children of Tierra Grata was achieved by the youth project Sounds of Peace (Son de Paz in Spanish). The youth involved in the project are in the process of reincorporation into civilian life…
Bujumbura, 31 May 2021 – The Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, Huang Xia, presided over the ceremony that saw the official closing of the Office of the Special Envoy for Burundi…
On 31 May 2021, the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi (OSESG-B) officially closed, after more than four years of operations in the country.
Starting his familiarization tour of West Africa, the Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mahamat ANNADIF, has arrived in Ghana. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United…
New York –In a press statement released Friday night, the 15 members of the council commended the country’s leaders for putting first “Somalia’s stability, security and development, and the best interests of the Somali people…