05 April 2015 - With a view to the global World Press Freedom Day theme for 2015, Let Journalism Thrive towards Better Reporting, Gender Equality, & Media Safety in the Digital Age, UNESCO Tripoli Project Office, in…

Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, 05 May 2015 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag met today the Minister of Information Ramzi Jreige and then she visited the National News Agency where she met its Director…

KUNAR - At a United Nations-backed televised debate in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Kunar, religious scholars and civil society activists stressed the need for public awareness campaigns to be launched focusing on the…

Excellency, Mr. First Vice-President of the Republic, Mr. Minister of the Interior, Ladies and Gentlemen Ministers,

The UN Secretary-General Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region called on all Burundian parties to give a chance to dialogue at the opening of the meeting which brought together all parties involved in the electoral process…

JOINT MESSAGE FROM BAN KI-MOON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS, IRINA BOKOVA, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNESCO AND ZEID RA’AD AL HUSSEIN, UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD PRESS…

(Near verbatim transcript) United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura (SES): I am pleased to address you today here in Geneva. As you know, it was announced after my briefing to the Security Council and upon…

I am delighted to be here and also delighted, before I start my remarks, to see the gender balance in the room and the high number of women in the media. We would also like to see more women in politics and decision-making…

Mogadishu - In a historic move aimed at enhancing the delivery of justice, Somalia has recently appointed six female prosecutors. They are the first women to be appointed prosecutors since the collapse of the central…

KABUL - World Press Freedom Day was marked in Afghanistan today with speeches and awards to journalists who produced top reports on key issues affecting the lives of Afghans. At an event in Kabul hosted by an Afghan media…

The UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia has issued a new publication on “Glaciers Melting in Central Asia: Time for Action”. This report has been prepared by an independent consultant for the UN…

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed its deep concern about measures taken by Burundian authorities to seriously curtail rights to freedom of expression and assembly.