News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
NEW YORK - I thank all of you for coming together to take on the challenge of anti-Muslim discrimination and hatred. Anti-Muslim hate crimes and other forms of bigotry are on the rise. The same applies to xenophobia, racism…
Kinshasa, 16 January 2017 - The United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Said Djinnit, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Head of…
Leaders from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS have returned to The Gambia in efforts to resolve the country's electoral crisis, the UN Security Council heard on Friday. Ambassadors were briefed by the UN Special…
The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia Peter de Clercq heard first-hand accounts of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in South West state today during an assessment tour of the…
Libya - On 12 January, during the one-day visit, IOM officials met with the leadership of the Libyan Coast Guard to discuss the outcomes of a needs assessment conducted last year. This assessment aimed to identify ways to…
Aden- The UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed arrived to Aden today for meetings with President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, Prime Minister Ahmed bin Daghr and Foreign Minister Abdel Malik Mekhlafi. The Special…
BAMYAN - At a UN-backed event in the central province of Bamyan, leading Afghan social media activists affirmed their commitment to highlight the critical importance of ending violence against women. More than 30 social media…
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag stressed the importance of holding timely parliamentary elections in Lebanon and increased representation of women in politics. Ms. Kaag was speaking at a meeting with the press…
1 July – 31 December 2016 By Mohamed Ibn Chambas Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNOWAS New York, 13 January 2017 Monsieur le Président, Distingués membres du Conseil, 1. C’est un honneur pour moi…
Geneva, 13 January 2017 - Espen Barth Eide, Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Cyprus: Good afternoon, good to see you all again. The last days have been a watershed moment for the Cyprus negotiations…
Geneva, 12 January 2017 - The Conference on Cyprus convened today, 12 January 2017, in Geneva, under the auspices of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, with the participation of H.E. Mr. Mustafa Akinci and H.E. Mr…
New York - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Tania Patriota of Brazil as his Deputy Special Representative for Colombia and Deputy Head of the United Nations Mission in…