News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
Interviewer: Hello sir, welcome and thank you for agreeing to do this interview. What is the role of the UN in the electoral process? SRSG: The UN’s role is to support a Somali owned and Somali managed electoral process. Our…
Tunis, 1 August 2016 – From 1 July to 31 July 2016, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 41 civilian casualties, including 12 deaths and 29 injuries, during the conduct of hostilities across Libya…
Members of the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) have assured the public that they will carry out their assignment with impartiality to ensure the electoral process is successful.Omar Mohamed Abdulle…
FAIZABAD - Promoting good governance in northeastern Badakhshan province was the focus of a meeting at which participants agreed to establish a committee to further strengthen civil society-provincial council coordination…
Thank you for being available for this further discussion. I must say I owe to you some additional points because all of you asked for some comments on what, at that time, was breaking news, at the humanitarian taskforce. I…
Ansar Allah, the General Popular Congress (GPC), and their allies have signed, on 28 July 2016, an Agreement establishing a Political Council with broad political, military, security, economic, administrative and social…
The Security Council today welcomed the merging of the Office of the Special Envoy for the Sahel with the United Nations Office for West Africa, encouraging the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in the region to…
PUL-E-KHUMRI - Religious scholars and provincial authorities expressed their commitment to a long-term peace in Afghanistan during a UNAMA-backed assembly in Pul-e-Khumri city, the provincial capital of northeastern Baghlan…
At only twenty-five years of age, Fatima Abdi Warsame is at the helm of an organization that mobilizes young people to start projects that enhance their status in society. Her leadership role at the Somali National Youth…
Good afternoon, and sorry for the delay, but as you know there have been new indications and discussions taking place regarding both Aleppo and the overall situation. Let me first of all say that I am asking my deputy to go…
New York – The Secretary-General condemns today’s terrorist attack in the vicinity of Mogadishu International Airport. He expresses sincere condolences to the friends and families of the deceased, and wishes the injured a…
United Nations’ Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, visited Senegal yesterday, 25 July 2016, as part of his tour to a number of countries in Central and West Africa. While in Dakar, Mr. Feltman met…