News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
17 January 2021 - Following the four-day meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum’s Advisory Committee in Geneva, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Stephanie Williams logged in to an AI -…
Palais des Nations, Geneva, 16 January 2021 Good evening, thank you for being here on a Saturday. Over the past months, and under the umbrella of the United Nations, Libyans have come together to build bridges within and…
Geneva 16 January 2021 I have been struck by how many of you have observed that you are here witnessing history, that your beloved country is at a turning point, that you believe what you have before you now is a rare…
Geneva 15 January 2020 Meeting in Geneva of the LPDF’s Advisory Committee, facilitated by Stephanie Williams, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya As you know much has been accomplished during the…
Nairobi, 14 January 2021 – As the United Nations marked its 75th anniversary last year (2020), a new United Nations Strategy for Peace Consolidation, Conflict Prevention and Conflict Resolution in the Great Lakes region was…
WHAT LIES AHEAD: UN-AU COLLABORATION HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2021 In 2021, UNOAU’s sections continue to collaborate with the African Union towards effective peacebuilding and creating the conditions to promote sustainable development…
DUSHAHBE, Tajikistan On 14-15 January, the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Center within the United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism (UNOCT-UNCCT)…
The Mano River Union (MRU) Secretariat and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), organized a two-day high-level meeting in Dakar, Senegal, from 13 to 14 January 2021. The objective of the meeting…
Baidoa – A delegation of United Nations officials visited Somalia’s South West State today to discuss ways in which the world body can assist the Federal Member State in a range of areas in 2021. “It’s the first of our visits…
Baidoa –Good Afternoon, Mr. President. I would like to thank you, President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed ‘Laftagareen,’ and your team for the usual warm welcome that you have extended to us with today. I am pleased to be here with…
Thank you very much Mr. President, and welcome to the new members of the council looking forward to our very close association in the months to come. 2020 ended on a harrowing note for Yemen. On 30 th December, a vicious…
NANGARHAR – Looking to promote dialogue and contribute to local peace, peace centre members of Nangarhar University have been engaging communities in the country’s east. During 2020, the United Nations supported a series of…