The Misrata / Tawergha Joint Committee met in Tunis, Tunisia, on 09-11 September 2015 under the auspices of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), on the basis of previously reached agreements. Participants…

Mogadishu – The rehabilitated Benaadir Court complex in Mogadishu has been officially opened to support the delivery of justice and promote the rule of law in Somalia. The United Nations Development Programme and the Rule of…

NEW YORK- WASHINGTON DC -- On 8-9 September, Mr. Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), visited New York in…

Remarks by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Bernardino Leon, to the media at the opening of a round of political dialogue in Skhirat, Morocco, on Thursday 10 September 2015: Leon: we are starting…

Mogadishu – The Federal Government of Somalia, the United Nations, and donor partners welcomed the opening of the Banadir Courts Complex today in Mogadishu. This opening marks an important milestone for the justice sector…

Mogadishu – The Federal Government of Somalia, the United Nations, and donor partners welcomed the opening of the Banadir Courts Complex today in Mogadishu. This opening marks an important milestone for the justice sector…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 10 September, the UNRCCA Representative gave a lecture to diplomatic staff of foreign policy institutions from nine countries. The event was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of…

Mogadishu – The Steering Committee on Somalia’s National Action Plan on Sexual Violence in Conflict held a meeting chaired by the Minister for Women and Human Rights Development and co-chaired and hosted by UNSOM in Villa…

NEW YORK - Terrorist groups are actively recruiting fighters in Central Asian countries, according to a senior UN official in the region. The UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) says it is…

KABUL - To help encourage debate on the critical role of women in developing peace and strengthening security in the country, UNAMA this week commenced a series of Afghan-wide events as part of the UN’s Global Open Days…

GARDEZ - The restoration of peace is not only up to the government but is the responsibility of every Afghan citizen, according to participants at a UNAMA-supported meeting in Gardez. Around 100 people, including community…

KABUL - United Nations envoy Nicholas Haysom and Afghan Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi held a press conference with several ministers and key government officials to present the outcomes of the recent Senior Officials Meeting…