News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
NEW YORK - The UN’s top envoy in Afghanistan said the possibility of a negotiated end to the conflict in Afghanistan has never been more real in the past 17 years than it is now. Tadamichi Yamamoto told the Security Council…
JOINT COMMUNIQUE UNOWAS AND ECOWAS ORGANIZE THE FIRST ANNUAL REGIONAL YOUTH FORUM FOR PEACE AND SECURITY IN WEST AFRICA AND THE SAHEL Ouagadougou, 12 December 2018- As part of the implementation of United Nations Security…
Preamble: This is a humanitarian issue and it shall not be subject to any political scores or other matters and the perspective of parties shall be to reunite the bereaved families, as it is endorsed in Islam. Recognizing the…
KABUL - Media can follow the live broadcast of the UN Security Council session on the Secretary-General’s latest Report on Afghanistan on UN WebTV ( http://webtv.un.org), scheduled to commence 10:00 New York local time (19:30…
KUNDUZ - An ongoing countrywide campaign is underscoring the importance of media freedom and access to information as essential tools that can help foster peace and uphold human rights in Afghanistan. The initiative…
Tripoli – This week (12/12), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in cooperation with Libya’s Ministry of State for Displaced Affairs and the Local Council of Tawergha delivered essential humanitarian assistance…
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Members of this Council, I come before you today with some good news and a message of hope. After two and half years of missed opportunities, it is fair to say that the political process…
Mogadishu – The following international partners* (listed below) are concerned about the recent events in South West State. We extend our deepest condolences for the death of the South West State assembly member and others…
Mogadishu – The following international partners* (listed below) are concerned about the recent events in South West State. We extend our deepest condolences for the death of the South West State assembly member and others…
Martin Griffiths to Al Jazeera - UpFront: "The outcome of Sweden is the first big step forward" https://youtu.be/vQCK72lFBgw?si=KMma46u4uvCXrK2n
The efforts to establish a constitutional committee have been the subject of continuing consultations. In this context, Special Envoy de Mistura anticipates hosting high-level representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran…
The fifteenth report of the UN Secretary-General on the situation in the Central Africa Subregion and on the activities of UNOCA has been presented to the Security Council on 13 December 2018 by his Special Representative for…