News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN), and the European Union (EU) are following closely and with much interest the progress towards Sierra Leone’s…
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 27 February 2018 – On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework (PSCF) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region…
Photo caption: For one week, the National Police Force will strengthen its understanding of situations requiring respect for human rights, including in the context of maintaining law and order and during police custody. Photo…
Statement from the Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Ms. Maria Ribeiro Tripoli, 27 February 2018 – The UN Humanitarian organisations and partners in Libya are deeply concerned about the situation faced by Tawergha men…
Mr. President, This is my last briefing to this Council before the end of my assignment as Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen. I began my assignment in April 2015, with Yemen already embroiled in a conflict that…
BADGHIS – The need for participation and inclusion of rural women in the development agenda was stressed during an intensive discussion in a UN-backed radio programme in the western province of Badghis. As part of a wider…
Tripoli – The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and IOM, the UN Migration Agency co-chaired the second Migration Working Group meeting in Tripoli. Launched last November, the Migration Working Group is one of six working…
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the two terrorist attacks of 23 February 2018 in Mogadishu that killed and injured innocent Somalis. The members of the Security Council expressed their…
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the two terrorist attacks of 23 February 2018 in Mogadishu that killed and injured innocent Somalis. The members of the Security Council expressed their…
A few dozen local and international academics, experts, researchers recently gathered in the Somali capital of Mogadishu to discuss issues related to fostering peace and national reconciliation in Somalia. They were attending…
KABUL - All sides in the Afghan conflict must do more to protect and respect the civilian population, said Afghans from different walks of life at a series of UN-backed forums taking place around the country. For the fourth…
Istanbul, 23 February, 2018: On 23 February 2018, the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy (UNRCCA) and the UN Office of Counter Terrorism (UNOCT) organized a working level coordination meeting on preventing violent…