When there was no more money to buy fuel, the radio would stop working, "says Abdulai Tama Camara, director of Radio Lamparam, in Iemberem, in the heart of the Catanhez National Park, in the Tombali region. Since the 15 solar…

Chair of the Burundi Configuration at the UN Peacebuilding Commission and Assistant Secretary General for Africa wrapped up a weeklong stay in Bujumbura on 7 February 2020.

Mr. President, 1. Thank you for the opportunity to brief on the alarming situation in north-west Syria, which has further escalated since last week’s briefings. Heavy strikes from both air and ground are causing massive waves…

The Special Representative: Thank you for being here today for this brief. I will be brief myself so I can take your questions. I wanted to tell you first that we have been meeting since Monday afternoon, as you know, with…

Tripoli – 2020. UNSMIL condemns the destruction of the Zawit Bin Issa, Sufi shrine in the city of Sirte on 5 February 2020 and the reported arrest of a number of Sufis in Sirte. UNSMIL recalls that the incidents appear to…

Nairobi, 5 February 2020 - Repatriation of disarmed foreign combatants and security dominated the agenda of the Technical Support Committee meeting of the forthcoming Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and…

Nairobi, 5 February 2020 – Chiefs of intelligence and security services from the Great Lakes region met in Nairobi, Kenya, on 3 February 2020, to review the security situation in the region, and to make recommendations on the…

Nairobi, 4 February 2020 - The Technical Support Committee of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes region held its…

Transcript – Remarks of UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis During Meeting with Press Syndicate, 5 February 2020 (edited for style) Following opening remarks and questions, delivered by Joseph Kosseifi - Head of the…

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- PRESS CONFERENCE New York, 4 February 2020 Elements related to the situation in Lebanon: Question: [In French] : La révolution qui a démarré au Liban le 17 octobre est un mouvement de contestation…

GHAZNI - The important role of community leaders in promoting and protecting human rights was the focus of a UN-backed event in Afghanistan’s southeast province of Ghazni. Some 40 religious scholars, women’s rights activists…