Mogadishu - Somali federal and state authorities, together with the international community, agreed on a support and coordination mechanism to put in operation the national strategy to prevent and counter violent extremism…

Mogadishu - Somalia has launched its first technology innovation hub, iRise, which will provide technology solutions to some of the challenges facing the country. The hub’s vision is to invest in the young generation and its…

Bogota, October 6, 2017. The UN Verification Mission in Colombia is ready to undertake its verification tasks relating to the Temporary, Bilateral, and National Ceasefire (TBNC) between the Government of Colombia State and…

KABUL - The following is a transcript of a 6 October 2017 press conference on the Senior Officials Meeting held on 5 October 2017. PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan…

KABUL - As she begins to read her poem, Fatema’s voice is faint and unsure of itself. She has been writing poetry only for the last six months because, as she explains, she wants to get in touch with her inner feelings. What…

During the two-day meeting, the group of more than 100 participants from 11 different political parties discussed how to communicate political agendas and what tools and strategies to use to communicate their party's vision…

UNOAU's Chief of Staff, Ms. Nathalie Ndongo-Seh welcomed Ms. Silvia Cristina Carvalho and Mr. Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed of the UN Department of Field Service (DFS)/Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) to Addis Ababa early…

KABUL - The Government of Afghanistan, the international community and representatives from Afghanistan’s civil society and private sector met today to discuss progress and achievements in Afghanistan’s reform agenda, and to…

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is pleased to announce the signing, along with the Afghan Independent Election Commission and the Electoral Complaints Commission, of the Project Document to support…

4 October, 2017 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemns today’s suicide attack against the court house in the Libyan city of Misrata. The attack, for which the Islamic State (ISIL) claimed…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) have been following closely the socio-political developments in the Togolese…

KABUL - The Government of Afghanistan, the international community and representatives from Afghanistan’s civil society and the private sector will meet tomorrow at the 2017 Senior Officials Meeting to discuss progress and…