KANDAHAR - Panel members at a lively television debate sponsored by the UN and Hewad TV spoke this week about the value of open dialogue to work out differences and deal with ongoing conflict in the interest of provincial…

The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum at the Social Science…

UNSOM welcomes the following joint declaration from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia in response to the current drought: MOGADISHU DECLARATION ON REGIONAL COOPERATION ON THE CURRENT DROUGHT Mogadishu – Wednesday, 22…

The Secretary-General is encouraged that the Syrians, who have accepted the United Nations invitation to be in Geneva in the context of the resumption of the intra-Syrian talks, sat together in the same room today. He…

SdM: Syrian women who are Syrian mothers, Syrian wives, Syrian daughters, who are representing symbolically all those Syrian men, women, sometimes children who are being arrested, abducted or missing, both by the government…

For Arabic version please scroll down. Excellencies, ladies and gentleman: Welcome, Welcome, to the welcoming speech of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General [of the United Nations] for Syria. On behalf of the Secretary…

Good evening, I think you will have access to, and you have had an access to the welcoming speech, to all those which have been invited, which took place about half an hour ago, so I will not repeat or reiterate or elaborate…

Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo was today inaugurated as the ninth president of Somalia in a colourful ceremony attended by over 1,200 people including two neighbouring presidents, a prime minister and more than 100 diplomats…

Joint Statement of the International Support Group for Lebanon The Members of the International Support Group (ISG) reaffirm their commitment to the stability and security of Lebanon. The current political momentum has re…

NILI - In a daylong event, local leaders laid the groundwork for a new peace and reconciliation process to defuse long-standing tensions with an armed group, whose activities have contributed to insecurity and social problems…

On Monday, Marco Carmignani was received by the Regional Secretary, Fernando na Bioia, and the chairman of the Regional Advisory Council, Mamadu Mané, who told him about the functioning of the State Committee of the region…

KABUL - Participants at an international conference held yesterday to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Paris Commitments to end the use of children in conflict hailed the release of some 65,000 children from armed…