HERAT - Improving social and economic conditions for Herat’s residents was the focus of a UN-backed event in the western province this week. Officials from Herat’s provincial development committee gathered with United Nations…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is following with great concern the tense situation in and around Tamanhint, where intermittent fighting continues to be reported. The UN is deeply worried about the impact…

“Return to Politics” Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNSMIL 19 April 2017, New York Thank you, Madame President. Madame President, Distinguished Members of the Council At the outset…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler condemns the killing of 14 members of one family in Tarhouna, and calls for a prompt…

JALALABAD - The importance of Afghan women’s access to formal justice systems was the topic of a televised, UN-backed event held in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. The symposium, organized by the Jalalabad…

Joint statement of the International Support Group (ISG) for Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon 18 April 2017 The members of the ISG take note of the decision of President Michel Aoun of 12 April to adjourn the chamber for one month…

The international community continues to make efforts for dialogue as a way to resolve the Guinean crisis by negotiating with the parties involved in implementing the Conakry Agreement. For the fulfillment of this agreement…

Somalia’s international partners welcome the decisions taken by the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and Federal Member States (FMS) at the recent two-day consultation meeting in Mogadishu. The United Nations, the African…

Somalia’s international partners welcome the decisions taken by the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and Federal Member States (FMS) at the recent two-day consultation meeting in Mogadishu. The United Nations, the African…

NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS AGENDA ITEM: “MAINTENANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY: HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE PREVENTION OF ARMED CONFLICT” I thank the United States presidency for convening this important meeting. We are all…

Amino Ali Hiirey is a police officer working in one of the most dangerous countries to police - Somalia. She is among hundreds of police officers contributing to the reconstruction of the country’s law enforcement agencies…

Hussein Mohamed Qoje, the man behind a new publication causing a major buzz in Mogadishu, says he was driven by the need to bring the business community together. Qoje, the proprietor of Somali Yellow Pages, says it was the…