News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
Tunis, Tunisia - On 19 August, The United Nations Mine Actions Service (UNMAS) concluded its second Non-Technical Survey (NTS) course, which successfully trained and equipped an additional 10 Libyan nationals who are working…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, held discussions with the top leadership of Jubbaland administration on security and socioeconomic development issues and the…
PRESS STATEMENT 21/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia, Michael Keating, strongly condemned the twin explosions in the city of Gaalkacyo this morning that killed at least 12 people…
PRESS STATEMENT 21/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia, Michael Keating, strongly condemned the twin explosions in the city of Gaalkacyo this morning that killed at least 12 people…
BAMYAN - Strengthening civil society’s role in decision-making at the grassroots level, with a view to enhance government transparency and accountability, was the aim of a UN-backed event held in the Yakawlang district of…
A veteran British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) correspondent launched a new book about Somalia at a ceremony held at the British Embassy in Mogadishu on Saturday as the Somali capital’s second annual book fair came to a…
Uniformed personnel serving in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) and the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) were today honored for their distinguished service. The 17 uniformed personnel…
The UNDP Stabilization Facility for Libya Project Board met this morning in Tunis under the leadership of HE Dr. Taher Al-Jehaimi, Minister of Planning, and Mr. Ali Al-Za’tari, the Deputy SRSG and UNDP Resident Representative…
Lack of Attention to the Humanitarian Crisis in Libya Exacerbates the Suffering of Libyans and Migrants 19 August 2016 - For Libya, this World Humanitarian Day serves as a strong reminder of the urgent need to address the…
Arabic version Geneva (19 August 2016) - On 11 August, the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, made a particular appeal for the medical the evacuation of people with urgent needs from the besieged…
The Secretary-General is alarmed by the escalation of airstrikes and ground fighting in Yemen and along the Saudi Arabia-Yemen border since the end of talks in Kuwait on 6 August. Civilians, including children, are paying the…
SdeM: Good afternoon. Today we had a very short meeting of the Humanitarian Task Force. It lasted not more than 8 minutes. I decided to use my privilege as Chair to declare that there was no sense in have a humanitarian…