News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
Sharana - At a UN-backed event in the southeastern province of Paktika, civil society members, rights activists and media professionals met with government officials to call for increased transparency and accountability in…
IOM yesterday (23/1) helped 46 stranded Bangladeshi male migrants return home to Bangladesh from Misratah, Libya. The repatriation – the first such operation out of Misratah since 2014 due to security concerns – was carried…
NEW YORK [As delivered] Mr. President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, All protocol observed, In recent decades, globalization and technological progress have generated unprecedented economic…
According to a joint mission that went to the north of the country on 18 January, 4,327 Gambian nationals have entered Guinea-Bissau. Since the 15th, the number of tickets registered is around one thousand a day. The majority…
Sana'a- The Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed concluded today a two-day visit to Sana'a where he met with representatives from Ansar Allah and General People's Congress. The meetings focused on the full and…
The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States congratulate members of Somalia’s tenth parliament for…
The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States congratulate members of Somalia’s tenth parliament for…
ALMATY, Kazakhstan - On 23 January, Deputy Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Philipp Saprykin met with the Acting Director of CARICC (Central Asian Regional Information and…
KABUL - The pivotal role of good governance in promoting development and strengthening coordination with Kabul civil society was emphasized by participants at a UN-backed event in the capital of Afghanistan. The event, which…
Members of Somalia’s Upper House today elected Abdi Hashi Abdullahi as their new speaker during a voting exercise held in the Somali capital. The veteran politician defeated his rival Mustaf Mohamed Qodah by receiving 43 of…
1. The League of Arab States, the African Union, and the United Nations held a consultative meeting at the headquarters of the League of Arab States on 21 January 2017 to discuss the situation in Libya in the context of the…
Libya – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) this week (17-18 January) organized a technical coordination meeting for Libyan partners on Rescue at…