News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
BAMYAN – To improve women’s access to justice, efforts must focus on creating a more user-friendly judicial system, combating discriminatory practices and supporting grassroots advocacy on women’s rights, stressed panellists…
Most graduates in business tend to choose a career involving accounts, finance and marketing, to name but a few. Not so for Abdinasir Muhumed Abdi. Despite finishing university with a degree in business administration, the 33…
Geneva 08 September 2018 - Thank you very much and thank you all for coming. I can imagine it’s been quite a frustrating week for you. And I am sorry that was the case. And I am sorry for taking so long to come here. I will…
Najah Aden Farah is 22-years-old and already a published author of four books. But her love of books is not limited to writing them – it extends to helping her fellow Somalis improve their literacy, especially as many missed…
NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Ingrid Hayden of Australia as his Deputy Special Representative (Political) for the United Nations Assistance Mission in…
Bogotá, 06 September 2018. In recent weeks, six leaders of four Territorial Areas for Training and Reintegration (TATRs) and one new regrouping point (NRP) in the Southeastern region of the country decided to leave these…
6 September 2018 - The members of the Security Council welcomed the briefing from the Special Representative of the Secretary‑General, Ghassan Salamé, on 5 September 2018. The members of the Security Council condemned the…
Madam President [ US Ambassador Haley], 1. Thank you, Madam President, for this opportunity. We believe this is a very appropriate timing for doing it, particularly because the focus is on Idlib. We have been hearing it…
Thank you Madam president for giving me back the floor. This time I really believe I need it because this meeting is potentially crucial -- like the, we were hoping and still hope the meeting in Tehran was and should be, and…
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General condemns yesterday’s twin attack in Kabul City targeting civilians at a sports centre in an area populated by Afghanistan’s Shi’a community. The Secretary-General extends his condolences to…
PRESS RELEASE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN SOMALIA: STILL NOT A GIVEN UN report finds despite some advances, lack of legislation hampering progress Mogadishu – Somalia has made progress in ensuring the right to freedom of…
Geneva 6 September 2018 - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen met with the Government of Yemen delegation, headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Khaled al Yamani this morning. They discussed the expectations…