PRESS STATEMENT 17/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating congratulated the people and Government of Somalia on the anniversary of the country’s independence. Mr…

PRESS STATEMENT 17/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating congratulated the people and Government of Somalia on the anniversary of the country’s independence. Mr…

Good afternoon and Ramadan Kareem. I met with the Prime Minister in anticipation of my visit to Washington and New York, where obviously the stability and security situations will be discussed, both with the American…

Tunis, 1 July 2016 – From 1 June to 30 June 2016, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 49 civilian casualties, including 18 deaths and 31 injuries, during the conduct of hostilities across Libya…

To highlight the importance of the event, the opening ceremony will take place on 1 July at 4 pm at the National Assembly in the presence of national authorities and international partners. Two meetings are scheduled in…

A multi-partner project aimed at improving the coordination of international support to the Somali Police Force (SPF) was unveiled Thursday in the capital Mogadishu. The Police Projects Coordination Cell (PPCC), which has…

KABUL - On behalf of the United Nations in Afghanistan, I condemn today’s attack in Kabul that targeted Afghan National Police (ANP) cadets and their instructors, killing 33 and injuring 71 others. Earlier today, the Taliban…

BAMYAN - The role of Islamic scholars in the promotion of social harmony was the topic of a UNAMA-backed radio roundtable broadcast throughout central Bamyan province. Sadiq Aliyar, one of the panelists and head of the…

KABUL - With the movement of migrants and refugees continuing to dominate global headlines, a new edition of the Population Movement Bulletin issued by the UN in Afghanistan, provides updated information including the…

Geneva, 30 June 2016 Good afternoon to all, we just finished the meeting of the Humanitarian Taskforce of the ISSG and a milestone in that regard was reached in Syria last night, because areas number 17 and 18 out of the 18…

UNHQ, New York Tuesday, 28 June 2016 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General condemns the series of suicide bombings yesterday that hit the…

New York, 29 June 2016 Good afternoon. You already heard [from] the Chairman of the Council, the Ambassador of France. Let me first summarize what we did and then of course I will take questions. The first point was that we…