News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
The Secretary-General remains deeply concerned that the coronavirus continues to spread at an alarming rate, including into countries where millions of people cannot easily access clean water, food, healthcare and shelter…
Ten days ago, I issued an appeal for an immediate ceasefire in all corners of the globe to reinforce diplomatic action, help create conditions for the delivery of lifesaving aid, and bring hope to places that are among the…
New York, 4 April 2020 Decades ago, millions of landmines were buried in countries across the world. From Cambodia to Mozambique, in Angola and in Afghanistan, thousands of lives were lost, with others altered forever because…
KABUL - As the United Nations ramps up its support to Afghanistan’s government and people in the fight against COVID-19, the Organization today confirms that a national staff member in Herat tested positive for COVID-19. Our…
Only by coming together will the world be able to face down the COVID-19 pandemic and its shattering consequences. At an emergency virtual meeting last Thursday, G20 leaders took steps in the right direction. But we are still…
Amman, 2 April 2020 - The Office of the UN Special Envoy for Yemen is engaging the parties on reaching agreements on a nationwide ceasefire, humanitarian and economic measures to alleviate the suffering of Yemeni people, and…
Interview with Armands Pupols of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia: The evidence is clear: Peace processes that systematically and meaningfully include women, and civil society more broadly, are…
HUDAYDAH, 1 April 2020 — The Head of the United Nations Mission to support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) Lt. Gen. Abhijit Guha expresses his grave concern about the increasing tensions in the Hudaydah area. He welcomed the…
KABUL/NEW YORK - The following is a transcript of a briefing by video-conference to the United Nations Security Council by the Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and OIC UNAMA, Ms. Ingrid Hayden…
The Ministry of Health has already adopted a National Response Plan, which costs around US $ 13 million and which is supported by WHO, the UN system in general and other international partners. On March 27, after a meeting…
Amman, 31 March 2020 - The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, met with the Yemeni women’s Technical Advisory Group (TAG) today in a video conference over the internet. TAG is a network of Yemeni women formed in…
Mogadishu – Somalia, like many other countries in the world, is facing the unprecedented challenge of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “The UN family in Somalia stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the people of…