Mogadishu - A two-day international conference seeking to build partnerships to curb the unsustainable trade, production and use of charcoal in Somalia opened in Mogadishu today. The conference is being held in the wake of a…

Mogadishu – When he was pursuing his undergraduate studies at the University of Somalia, Mohamed Abdirizak Farah had no facility where he could research and prepare his assignments outside of the university’s own premises. No…

On 7 May 2018, Nairobi, Kenya - Special Envoy Djinnit convened the first OSESG-GL partners’ briefing of the year 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. In attendance were representatives from donor countries contributing to OSESG-GL Trust…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack today on a mosque being used as a voter registration center in Khost Province, Afghanistan. The Secretary-General extends his deepest condolences to the families…

In answer to a question at the noon briefing at UN Headquarters, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujjaric said: Yes, we welcome the holding of parliamentary elections in Lebanon, which initial reports indicate were conducted largely…

MEHTARIAM - Participants in a UN-backed radio programme in Laghman’s capital city urged Afghan citizens to exercise their democratic rights by registering to vote. Speaking during a discussion broadcast by Laghman’s Raghoon…

UNESCO’s Regional Office in Beirut, in coordination with the Office of the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL), organized today on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day a ceremony and panel discussions under the…

PRESS STATEMENT 04/2018 Marking World Press Freedom Day, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Michael Keating, today commended the courage and dedication of the country’s journalists who operate in…

PRESS STATEMENT 04/2018 Marking World Press Freedom Day, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Michael Keating, today commended the courage and dedication of the country’s journalists who operate in…

KUNDUZ - Afghanistan – one of the most dangerous countries to work as a journalist – is in the spotlight this week after an attack in Kabul killed nine Afghan photographers and reporters just days before World Press Freedom…

JE: We just finished a long meeting of the Humanitarian Taskforce.  We had a long list of challenges, a long list of problems, and there were somber reports from our colleagues in the field, from Damascus, from Gaziantep, and…

New York, 2 May 2018 - The Secretary-General condemns the terrorist attack on the High National Election Commission (HNEC) headquarters in Tripoli today. He extends his condolences to the families of the victims and sincere…