News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. President for giving me the opportunity to brief this Council. Today, of course, I am very pleased to report to the Council on progress in the implementation of the Hudaydah agreement…
Nairobi (KENYA), 15 May 2019 - Fighting impunity and promoting human rights and justice is at the core of the commitments that leaders of the Great Lakes region included in the International Conference on the Great Lakes…
HERAT - Mediation cannot replace the protections provided by the laws of Afghanistan, said Herat panellists in a UN-backed televised discussion focused on improving Afghan women’s access to the country’s formal justice system…
The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Yemen will meet the Yemeni parties in Amman on Tuesday 14 May, to discuss implementation of the economic provisions of the Hudayda Agreement reached in Sweden in…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, condemns the attack on a church in Dablo, in north-central Burkina Faso…
KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expresses grave concern about the impact on civilians from the increase in violence around the country during the first week of the holy month of Ramadan. UNAMA…
HUDAYDAH, 12 May 2019 — The first day of the redeployment of Ansar Allah (Houthi) forces from the three ports of Hudaydah, Salif and Ras-Issa went in accordance with established plans. All three ports were monitored…
At the invitation of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the Heads of the United Nations Missions in West…
In addition, they stressed that the timely appointment of a new prime minister by the President of the Republic is crucial. " The Heads of Missions welcomed peaceful, credible and transparent parliamentary elections in Guinea…
While young women seek support for a football school and uniforms, adult women work to establish a gender committee to promote the development of this community located in Urrao, Antioquia. See photo gallery Young women…
TASHQORGHAN – The dangers of violent extremism and the impact of conflict on children were spotlighted in a theatre performance by students in the northern city of Tashqorghan. For the more than 300 students and teachers of…
Tripoli, 08 May 2019 – UNSMIL is deeply concerned about increased cases of arbitrary arrest and detention, abduction, kidnapping and disappearance in Libya, inflicted upon officials, activists and journalists. These cases…