NEW YORK - The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack today in Kabul at a commemoration of the life of Afghan leader Abdul Ali Mazari. He expresses his deepest sympathies to the families of the victims and to the…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns today’s attack in Kabul. Initial reports indicate that the attack killed nearly 30 civilians and injured many more, among them women and children…

Nairobi (Kenya), 5 March 2020 - The Office of the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes organized its 7th Political Coordination meeting in Nairobi on 5-6 March to review the political and security situation in the Great Lakes…

The Sahel is one the most water scarce regions in the world. Increasing water scarcity across the region lowers the water levels in traditional wells, forcing people to travel long distances to collect limited quantities of…

On 28 February 2020, the UN Security Council passed resolution 2512 extending the mandate of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Mission in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) for the last time, until 31 December 2020. In passing the…

Your Royal Highnesses, your Excellencies, Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, dear friends: Thank you for giving me the opportunity to brief you on the developments in Syria and my efforts to facilitate a political solution…

The United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) is launching a series of on-line exchange of views as part of the global #UN75 initiative to create a collective vision for world’s future…

The sprawling Dadaab refugee complex in north-eastern Kenya has a population of close to 220,000 registered refugees and asylum seekers. Most of them are from Somalia and some 56 per cent are children. Operations there are…

Jowhar – A three-day public consultation ended today in Jowhar, at which representatives from all walks of life in Somalia’s federal state of Hirshabelle discussed and shared views on key elements of a future constitution for…

Nairobi, March 3, 2020 – The Advisory Board on Women, Peace and Security in the Great Lakes Region organized a three-day trip to Burundi on March 2, 2020 as part of its solidarity missions with countries and people preparing…

Dubai (United Arab Emirates), 1 March 2020 – The Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region is on a campaign trail to mobilize resources to attract business and investment in the Great Lakes…

The World Food Programme Regional Bureau for West and Central Africa (WFP RBD), is scaling-up its integrated resilience package for the G5 Sahel countries. High levels of food insecurity, limited and unequal access to basic…