Tripoli, 14 December 2017 - Seventeen senior officers of the Libya Presidential Guard completed today a week-long training on international human rights law in Tripoli, conducted by the Human Rights office of the United…

The fortnight began on 1 December and ended on the 15th. It was marked by a series of activities, which included the launch of the National Network of Human Rights Defenders (RNDDH), which already has 43 organizations. The…

Text of the Letter dated 8 December 2017 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council, on the implementation of the tasks entrusted therein to the United Nations Verification Mission in…

The UN plays an important role in the organization of various elections throughout the world. Simon-Pierre Nanitelamio is, since February 2017, the Deputy Director of the Electoral Assistance Division (EAD/DAE) of the United…

NCOSIA, 14 December 2017 - The Office of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General (OSASG) on Cyprus hosted its annual end-of-year reception on 12 December at Ledra Palace Hotel. In attendance were senior government…

HERAT- Participants at a UN-backed event in the western province of Herat called for increased participation of women in the forthcoming elections as a crucial component of a credible and inclusive electoral reform process…

Mogadishu - Somali prosecutors from the federal government and federal member states held their first annual conference in Mogadishu this week, and they agreed to establish a Somali Prosecutors Association to strengthen the…

SdeM: Thank you Alessandra.Let me make some few comments and then of course I will be available and open for questions. We have just completed the 8 thround of the intra-Syrian talks.I will give you some ideas and where we…

Tunis - The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Libya conducted a two-day planning workshop (8-9 December) on “Strengthening Health Information System for…

12 December 2017, Tunis - In continuation to the efforts aiming to enhance the capacities of health personnel and improve access to medical supplies in Libya, the EU-funded WHO project “Strengthening Health Information System…

Ms. Pernille Dahler Kardel arrived yesterday in Beirut to take up her new position as Acting United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon. She was received by an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Beirut Rafik…

TUNIS, 12 December 2017 – Leading Libyan women concluded a two-day consultative meeting on the political changes happening now in Libya and the impact on women’s participation in the forthcoming governance system. The meeting…