News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
New York, 18 January 2019. The Secretary-General strongly condemns the car bombing at a police academy in Bogotá. He expresses his condolences to the families of the victims and wishes speedy recovery to the injured. The…
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Sima Samar and Mr. Juan Gabriel Valdés to his High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation. Ms. Samar and Mr. Valdés succeed Ms. Michelle Bachelet and…
The supervisory follow up committee on implementing the prisoner exchange agreement concluded its meetings in Amman today. The committee, which includes representatives of the Government of Yemen and Ansar Allah, as well as…
Tripoli, 17 January 2019 – As part of its continuous efforts to support the Libyan Government in strengthening the capacity of State’s regular security institutions, UNSMIL hosted a meeting today between the Minister of…
KUNDUZ - In the northeastern region, religious leaders are countering violent extremism by preaching peace, tolerance and national unity. During 2018, some religious scholars were advocates and agents of peace, participating…
Tripoli, 16 January 2019 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the recent military mobilisation of forces in southern Tripoli and is monitoring the situation closely. UNSMIL warns parties…
The UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia has issued a new publication entitled “Addressing Conditions Conducive to the Spread of Violent Extremism and Terrorism”. This publication represents a…
Mogadishu - Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ahmed Isse Awad, met with senior United Nations officials in the Somali capital today, following the 1 January mortar attack on the UN compound…
KANDAHAR - A group of community leaders from Kandahar and neighbouring districts came together to take stock of and draw lessons from past and on-going peace initiatives in the southern region. In 2018, hundreds of community…
Tripoli, 14 January 2019 – The Ministry of Interior launched today the construction works of the first Model Police Station in Libya in a ceremony that took place in Hai al-Andalus in Tripoli. The Hai al-Andalus Police…
In her second week in Office, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNOAU, Ms. Hanna Tetteh met with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat at the African…
KUNDUZ - In an effort to promote the rights of women in the northeastern region, one woman is taking action and rallying others to create a more safer and violent free environment for women. Nahida Asifi, an official of the…