UNSOM Police Commissioner Christoph Buik and the German Deputy Ambassador to Somalia Markus Bollmohr visited the disputed city of Gaalkacyo on 21 March to assess the implementation of a ceasefire agreement concluded by the…

Truckloads of medical supplies are being sent to villages hard hit by drought in Somalia’s South West after a UN airlift of emergency supplies arrived in Baidoa today. The supplies were donated by the Federal Government of…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler is gravely concerned at continued and persistent reports of serious violations of…

Speaking after the meeting, at the Presidency, Ovídeo Pequeno, AU representative, said that the partners are concerned about the verbal escalation on both sides, which warns "the international community will not tolerate."…

NEW YORK President of the General Assembly, Ambassadors, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Happy Nowruz to everyone! I am grateful to the Ambassadors from a dozen countries celebrating Nowruz for bringing us together today…

Libya - IOM Libya last week (17/03) published DTM Libya’s Internal Displacement in Libya – 2016 in Review which presents a comprehensive overview of Libya’s human mobility patterns, trends and dynamics for 2016. The report…

20 March 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, warns of dangerous escalation across Libya emanating from the…

KUNAR - A UN-backed roundtable discussion in Asadabad, Kunar Province was recently held, where the importance of good governance and public involvement in provincial council activities was discussed. The speakers focused on…

KABUL - Nowruz is a special occasion for Afghans. It is a time for renewal and celebration, promoting values of peace and solidarity between generations and communities. It contributes to cultural diversity and friendship…

Libya - On 14 March, IOM helped 98 stranded Guinean migrants – 96 men and 2 women – to return home to Conakry from Libya by air. The charter flight, which was coordinated with the Libyan and Guinean authorities, departed from…

The National News Agency launched a two-day conference on the role of media as a bridge among civilizations and a focal point for dialogue. The conference highlighted the role of the media as a bridge among civilizations but…

The UN has opened a drought operations coordination centre in Baidoa, the administrative capital of South West state, to promote effective and timely delivery of humanitarian assistance in the region. The Deputy Humanitarian…