News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
For the complete statement, please click here : 2015-10-30 EBE Joint Statement
Madrid, Spain – 29 October 2015 – In discussions facilitated by UNESCO and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain, 20 senior owners and managers from Libyan media outlets, including television, print, radio…
28 Ocotber 2015 - Sixteen Libyan community mobilizers from the southern region of Fezzan successfully completed a two-week long mine risk education session in Zarsis, Tunisia on 28 October 2015. The project aims to contribute…
New York, 27 October 2015 Today, the Secretary-General called H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, to discuss the situation in Burundi. The Secretary-General welcomed the decision made…
KABUL - The extraordinary work of a group of Afghan professionals who have made a positive difference in their fields, for the betterment of Afghanistan, was celebrated at a photographic exhibition in Kabul today. An…
KABUL - Below is the verbatim transcript of remarks by Nicholas Haysom at a UN70 reception in Kabul. Click here
28 October 2015 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has learnt of the crash of a helicopter near Zawiya west of Tripoli on 27 October 2015, reportedly killing all passengers onboard, including military…
The Security Council today voiced its deep concerns about the growing insecurity, the continued rise in violence, and the persisting political impasse in Burundi, marked by a lack of dialogue among Burundian stakeholders.
NEW YORK - The new Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, Ambassador Mahmoud Saikal, has presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. PRESS RELEASE FROM AFGHAN MISSION TO THE UNITED…
27 October 2015 - Libyan media owners and managers, in Madrid for a four-day meeting under the theme “When Media Makes Peace: the Roles and Responsibilities of Media During Conflict”, highlighted on the second day of…
Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 22 October 2015 Today the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag visited south Lebanon for discussions with local authorities and army leadership, as well as a visit to UNIFIL…
BEIJING, China -- On 26-27 October, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Petko Draganov, conducted a visit to the People’s…