05 November 2015 - The Joint Misrata / Tawergha Dialogue Committee met in Tunis on 20-31 October and in Geneva on 1-5 November 2015 with the facilitation of UNSMIL’s Human Rights, Transitional Justice and Rule of Law Division…

(As Delivered) Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, 1. Since the High Level Meeting on Libya which took place on the margins of the General Assembly on 2 October, UNSMIL convened what should have been a final…

Mr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, the head of the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA), participated, on 04 November 2015, to the 57th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR). Kindly find below…

MAZAR-E-SHARIF - The extraordinary work of a group of Afghan professionals, assisted by the United Nations, was marked at a photographic exhibition in Mazar-e-Sharif today. Around 100 people, including students…

MAZAR-E-SHARIF - Afghan political leaders, diplomats and civil society representatives joined with United Nations officials in Mazar-e-Sharif to celebrate the enduring Afghan-UN partnership. Atta Mohammad Noor, the Governor…

New York, 4 November 2015 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Martin Kobler of Germany as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya…

Mogadishu – A toll free hotline is now available to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu and other parts of Somalia for reporting cases of gender-based violence and other violations of human rights.Popularly known…

KABUL - Empowering Afghan women and advancing their human rights were the focus of UNAMA-backed events in Kandahar and Panjshir provinces this week. In Bazarak, in the central province of Panjshir, UNAMA officials and UN…

UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya Calls for the Immediate Release of Abducted Humanitarian Workers, Warns It Compromises Aid Delivery to Southern Libya 03 November 2015 - The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for…

KABUL - Afghan political leaders and professionals joined with UN officials in Kabul to celebrate Afghans and the UN’s enduring partnership with Afghanistan on the occasion of the Organization’s 70th anniversary. Speaking at…

KABUL - On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysom, reiterated the call of the Secretary-General to end the…

A toll free hotline is now available to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu and other parts of Somalia for reporting cases of gender-based violence and other violations of human rights. Popularly known as CEEBLA…