Beirut, Lebanon Monday, 24 August 2015 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, noted recent citizens’ protests and rightful, public demands for basic services and the effective functioning of…

Kigali, 24 August 2015 – As part of his consultations with the signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework (PSCF) agreement for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the region, Special Envoy Said…

The Secretary-General has taken note of the inauguration today in Bujumbura of Pierre Nkurunziza for his third term as President of Burundi.

KABUL - UNAMA condemns in the strongest terms yesterday’s suicide attack in the Macorayan area of Kabul city that killed 12 and injured at least 88 others, including 13 children and 21 women. The attack was carried out on a…

BAGHLAN, TAKHAR - Women and religious scholars will benefit from increased participation in UNAMA-supported Provincial Advocacy Committees as part of the Afghan People’s Dialogue (APD) taking place in the north-eastern…

Tunis, Tunisia, 20 August 2015 - A meeting of Libyan civil society organisations and activists convened in Tunis, Tunisia, on 19-20 August 2015. It included men and women active in human rights, humanitarian work, journalism…

BISHKEK, Kyrgyz republic – Ambassador Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), visited Kyrgyzstan on 19-21…

A meeting of representatives of Libyan women groups and women activists, facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in partnership with UN Women, will convene in Tunis, Tunisia, on 24-26 August 2015…

MAZAR-E-SHARIF - Birth registration numbers have grown in Afghanistan’s northern region, with the support of a UN project designed to help prevent child labour, counter child marriage and otherwise protect the rights of…

Mogadishu - As concerned partners of the Somali people, the envoys of the United Nations, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the European Union (EU), the…

Mogadishu – As concerned partners of the Somali people, the envoys of the United Nations, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the European Union (EU), the…

On World Humanitarian Day, we honor the selfless dedication and sacrifice of workers and volunteers from around the world who devote themselves – often at great personal risk – to assisting the world’s most vulnerable people…