News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
Amman, 19 March 2020 - The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, is following with alarm the continuous military campaign in Al Jawf and Marib and the tragic toll it is taking on the lives of civilians and the…
Statement of UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis following his Meeting with His Excellency Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti 19 March 2020 Beirut, Lebanon I was very glad to meet with His Excellency, the Minister of…
KABUL - The United Nations family extends warm regards to all Afghans on Nowruz as the country marks the beginning of spring and a new year. “The United Nations family joins Afghans in their celebrations and shares the hope…
UN Secretary-General’s opening remarks at virtual press conference on the COVID-19 crisis “We are facing a global health crisis unlike any in the 75-year history of the United Nations — one that is spreading human suffering…
TRIPOLI, 17 March 2020 - UNSMIL expresses deep concerns over the recent increase in abductions and enforced disappearances in towns and cities across Libya conducted by armed groups with total impunity. The Mission renews its…
Like elsewhere in the UN system worldwide, staff of the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Burundi (OSESG-B) are currently on full alert against the marauding Corona virus.
TRIPOLI, 17 March 2020 – UNSMIL welcomes and joins the call by international partners on all parties to the Libyan conflict to declare an immediate humanitarian cessation of hostilities as well as a halt to the continuing…
Dhusamareb – The electoral process, the question of federalism, power sharing arrangements, justice and security, the rights of women and youth, and the status of Mogadishu as the capital of the country were among the issues…
As part of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS), UN Women has implemented the women’s peace and security agenda. 1,542 women mediators have been trained to conflict prevention and peacebuilding. The…
The Syrian conflict is now entering its tenth year. The suffering of the Syrian people during this tragic and terrible decade still defies comprehension and belief. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians, men and women, have lost…
Thank you very much indeed, Mr. President for giving me the opportunity to brief this Council. Mr. President, the last time I did so, I warned that the military situation in Yemen was growing increasingly dire. Today, I see…