News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
I have been following closely the reports of air strikes in Syria conducted by the United States, France and the United Kingdom. There’s an obligation, particularly when dealing with matters of peace and security, to act…
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL New York, 13 April 2018 [As delivered] Mr. President, Excellencies, The situation in the Middle East is in chaos — to such an extent it has become a threat to…
KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) renews its call upon all parties to the conflict to increase efforts to protect civilians, as the number of civilians killed and injured by armed conflict in the first…
Dadaab - Meeting residents of the world’s largest camp for Somali refugees, located in north-eastern Kenya, the top United Nations official for Somalia today expressed his solidarity with their situation and highlighted the…
UNIOGBIS/PIU: A you mission ends, what is your general assessment of your stay in Bissau? Abdel-Fatau Musah: Look, people are really worried about the situation in the country, about the impasse that is ongoing, the…
In the resolution, the Security Council supports the efforts of ECOWAS to ensure a rapid resolution of the crisis and acknowledges its 04 February 2018 adoption of targeted sanctions against those who obstruct the…
Tripoli, 7 April 2018 - Libya commemorated the 70th World Health Day (WHD) under the theme “universal Health coverage-everyone, everywhere”, by arranging a joint seminar on the theme of WHD by WHO, MoH, NCDC and the…
HERAT - At a UN-backed event in the western province of Herat, community leaders discussed improving ways to protect children from the impact of the armed conflict in Afghanistan. Thousands of children in Afghanistan have…
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday called for an end to the recurring cycles of violence and instability in Africa’s Great Lakes region, as a senior UN official reported that some armed groups are continuing…
The members of the Security Council met on 10 April 2018 to discuss the situation in the Great lakes region, five years after the signature of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of…
Said Djinnit, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, is set to brief the Security Council today, 10 April on his work. The Special Envoy will be presenting the Secretary-General’s latest report…
A meeting to exchange experiences on conflict prevention and pastoralism (1) was opened on Tuesday 10 April at the headquarters of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) during a ceremony chaired by Mr…