News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
Beirut, Lebanon Monday, 25 January 2016 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, yesterday met with Iranian Government officials in Tehran. The Special Coordinator discussed the political situation…
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, yesterday met with Iranian Government officials in Tehran. The Special Coordinator discussed the political situation in Lebanon, regional developments which…
Arabic version مؤتمر صحفي للسيد ستفان ديمستورا حول المحادثات السورية مساء الخير حضرات السيدات والسادة أشكركم على صبركم ونعرف أنكم كنتم تنتظرونا منذ بضعة أيام بل وأسابيع بانتظار هذه اللحظة وقد جاءت هذه اللحظة في نهاية المطاف…
Today, Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura briefed the press on preparations for launching intra-Syrian talks. He will address invitations to the Syrian participants tomorrow, 26 January 2016, in accordance with the…
HERAT - Raising awareness about women’s rights and eliminating violence against women is the focus of a joint UN-Afghanistan outreach initiative which will run during 2016 in the western province of Herat. A number of UN…
PRESS STATEMENT 02/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, condemns in the strongest possible terms last night’s attack on a popular Mogadishu restaurant that targeted…
PRESS STATEMENT 02/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, condemns in the strongest possible terms last night’s attack on a popular Mogadishu restaurant that targeted…
22 January 2016 - Youth activists and civil society leaders from Tunisia and Libya gathered in a three-day forum to put together an action plan promoting youth engagement in peace-building by addressing the most pressing…
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack in Kabul on 20 January, against a minibus transporting workers of a local media organization, for which the Taliban has…
The United Nations is still aiming for the Intra Syrian Talks to start in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday 25 January, but it is likely that this date will slip by a few days for practical reasons. The UN Special Envoy for…
Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 21 January 2016 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Ms. Sigrid Kaag met this afternoon with Minister of Interior and Municipalities Nohad Mashnouk. “This was my first opportunity to meet…
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL REMARKS FOR PRESS FOLLOWING MEETING WITH MR. NICOS ANASTASIADES, GREEK CYPRIOT LEADER, AND MR. MUSTAFA AKINCI, TURKISH CYPRIOT LEADER, Davos, 21 January 2016 Good afternoon – I just had a good meeting…