The representatives of the Guarantors of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the region (PSC Framework) held their third meeting in Addis, Ethiopia, on 27 January 2017…

Tunis, Tunisia - The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Libya is hosting a Protection Training on 24 – 27 January 2017. The main objective for these four-day activities is to enhance…

UNSMIL’s corrections team visited Tobruk prison on 26 January 2017. Colonel Mohammed Saleh, the Director of the Green Mountain branch of the Judicial Police, accompanied the mission, along with Major Joma’ah Juad, the…

1. Following the Decision of the Summit of the ECOWAS Authority taken on 17th December 2016 in Abuja, Nigeria, Mediation efforts, including visits to Banjul, were undertaken by the Chair of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of…

The Gambian President Adama Barrow has indicated that he will return to his homeland on Thursday, accompanied by a senior UN official. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel ( UNOWAS), is due…

Good morning to everyone, To start, let me take this opportunity to wish you all a happy new year 2017. I hope it will be synonymous of peace and prosperity for our region and the whole continent. West Africa and the Sahel…

Hamamat, Tunis - UNSMIL and UNDP facilitated the follow-up Conference on Women’s Peace Agenda under the slogan of (Together we Make Peace). More than 60 women from all regions of Libya gathered in Hamamat, Tunis for the…

HERAT - Strengthening a free press by empowering journalists, especial women working in the media, was the key topic of a series of UN-backed events in the western province of Herat. Afghan journalists from several media…

Mr. President, Thank you very much for the opportunity to brief this Council on the latest developments in the Yemeni peace process. The last several months have seen a dangerous escalation of military activities with tragic…

Tripoli - An interagency mission from IOM, UNHCR, and UNICEF visited Abu-Salim Centre in Tripoli as part of the UN Country Team plans to improve the humanitarian assistance and protection of migrants and refugees in Libya…

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – On 22-25 January, Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG), Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), visited Uzbekistan to meet…

A group of 30 Libyans experts met in Malta, from 19 to 21 January, to discuss activities and building blocs for a Libyan national reconciliation strategy. Participants included tribal leaders, members of civil society…