Nairobi, 14 October 2017 – The Heads of State and Government of the signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region will hold the Eighth…

Bogotá. 13 October 2017. The United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia informs that today it has formally delivered to Colombian Government: 69,034 kilograms of material resulting from the deactivation and destruction…

On 6 October, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) successfully implemented a special-to-theatre training of 12 Libyan Military Engineers. The month-long training aimed to enhance the Libyan capacity to carry out…

On 12th September, Haile Menkerios, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union, addressed the Security council meeting on strengthening the partnership between the United Nations and the African…

Millions of lives have been shattered this year by drought, storms, earthquakes, landslides and heatwaves. Last weekend, I witnessed firsthand the dramatic levels of devastation caused by severe hurricanes in the Caribbean…

Tunis – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has started providing vital food assistance to families who have been displaced by clashes between armed groups in western Libya’s Sabratha. The area has recently…

The one-day consultation organized by the Secretariat of State for Communities in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) was funded by the European Union under the initiative for the protection…

Photos for the visit to Tripoli / video report for the visit Geneva, 12 October 2017 - No UN High Commissioner for Human Rights ever managed to make an official visit to discuss the human rights situation in Libya during the…

October 5th to 6th 2017, the network of African women in conflict prevention and peace mediation (FEMWISE-AFRICA) held the inaugural meeting of its steering committee with the participation of Ms. Teresa Whitfield, DPA…

UNOAU held a meeting with Mr. Mahamane Cisse-Gouro, Chief of the Africa Branch of OHCHR and Ms. Nwanneakolam Vwede-Obahor Director of the OHCHR Regional Office on 11th October, 2017. UNOAU briefed the OHCHR colleagues about…

KABUL - Civilian deaths and injuries in Afghanistan remained near record high levels in the first nine months of the year, largely as a result of ground engagements, new data from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan…

Bogotá. 11 October 2017. Within the framework of the Agreement between the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) for the Temporary, Bilateral, and National ceasefire effective from 1 October 2017 to 9…