HirShabelle - The newly elected President of HirShabelle state, Mohamed Abdi Waare, was inaugurated yesterday in a colourful ceremony attended by Somalia’s Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre, the country’s federal state member…

KABUL - People all around the globe today mark UN Day. Here in Afghanistan the UN family recommits itself to upholding the noble values of the Organization in support of peace, protecting the dignity and rights of all Afghans…

Prime Minister, State Presidents, Ambassadors, distinguished colleagues, friends, citizens of HirShabelle. Allow me to begin by congratulating you, President Waare. May I wish you every success in bringing security, peace and…

Bossaso - Canab Mumin Farax fled Mogadishu 16 years ago at the height of the civil war that was triggered by the collapse of the Siad Barre regime. Today she lives with her family in a temporary settlement camp in the…

JALALABAD - The importance of eliminating of all kinds of violence against girls and women, as well as the promotion of gender equality was discussed at a UN-backed radio programme in Jalalabad, capital of Nangarhar province…

Tunis, 21 October 2017 - The Joint Drafting Committee of the House of Representatives and the High Council of the State concluded its second round of meetings, facilitated by the Special Representative of the Secretary…

KABUL - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, expressed outrage and condemned Friday’s attacks targeting mosques and worshippers in Kabul and Ghor province. At least 59 people…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General strongly condemns today’s attacks at mosques in Kabul city and in Ghor Province during Friday prayers. The Secretary-General extends his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and…

On 19-20 October, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Natalia Gherman paid an official visit to Tajikistan. During the visit…

Tunis, 19 October 2017 - The House of Representatives and High Council of State’s Joint Drafting Committee resumed its sessions today to build on the progress achieved over the past week to continue the finalization of the…

Sabratah – In the aftermath of weeks of conflict in the Libyan coastal city of Sabratah, at least 14,000 migrants, previously held in numerous informal detention centres and camps, have been transferred to a hangar in the…

KUNDUZ - To generate new momentum around reducing conflict in Afghanistan’s restive northeast region, civil society members from four provinces gathered at a UN-backed symposium to establish a regional network for non…