Bogota 31 July 2017 – The process of extracting the armament, handed over by the FARC-EP, which has been stored in the camps, as well as that collected from the weapons caches began today. The first place in which this…

Tunis – On 27 July, IOM organized its first charter flight to Ghana. The flight which departed from Tripoli’s Mitiga airport provided return assistance home for 138 stranded migrants – 135 men and 3 women as well as one…

KANDAHAR - In the southern region of Afghanistan, the UN is working on a new initiative to leverage the power of local radio to build support for peace among Kandahar’s communities. The new radio series, supported by the…

Mogadishu - Somalia’s Federal Ministry of Education and Higher Studies will provide 1,000 scholarships to boost student enrolment at the country’s premier public university under a programme announced recently by President…

"I finish my mission today, I am encouraged by the conversations I had with all the different actors and, above all, with today’s second round of negotiations facilitated by the Association of Guinean Women for Mediation and…

Bogota, 28 July 2017 - Pursuant to Security Council resolution 2366 (2017) on July 10th, which grants the United Nations Mission in Colombia the task of beginning the verification of the FARC-EP members reincorporation into…

The members of the Security Council welcome recent efforts to strengthen an inclusive political dialogue among all Libyans, supported by Libya’s neighbours, international partners and regional organizations within the…

TUNIS – 27 July, 2017: On 27 and 28 July, Libyan authorities and civil society organisations, UN entities and other stakeholders have gathered to discuss gaps and opportunities in victim assistance (VA) during the Workshop on…

Baidoa - The UN held a capacity-building workshop for thirty mental health professionals from institutions in Baidoa, the capital of Somalia’s South West state. The training was held between 24 and 26 July 2017 and provided…

It was from this perspective that the National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau, on 19 July 2007, established the Organizing Commission of the National Conference. The work of this Commission that has consulted thousands…

BAMYAN - Raising awareness about women’s rights and gender-based violence is the aim of a new UN-backed social media campaign in the country’s central highlands provinces of Bamyan and Daikundi. Some 30 social media…

Bogotá. July 26, 2017. Good afternoon, to all press correspondents and mass media present here, as well as all people who are accompanying us with the live broadcast by social networks. To all of you, thank you very much for…