Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has expressed concern over the violence on 15 November during preparations for the parliamentary elections in Somaliland…

KABUL - The United Nations’ top envoy for Afghanistan lauded the Afghan people and authorities for their tenacity in successfully completing the peaceful and democratic transfer of power this year, as well as for their vision…

13 November 2014 - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist bomb attacks against the embassies of Egypt and the United Arab Emirates in Tripoli, Libya, on 13 November. The members of…

14 November 2014 - The United Nations Strategic Assessment Mission (SAM) has ended today its two-week visit in Guinea-Bissau. "A very useful mission with the full collaboration of the authorities and a broad array of the…

14 November 2014 - UNIOGBIS Public Information Unit held on 13-14 November in Buba, south of the country, a two day training workshop activity on "Building Public Opinion in a Democratic State", the third of four covering all…

Thursday 13 November - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the recent violence in eastern and western Libya, including the bombings in Tobruk, Tripoli, Al-Baida and Shahat, as well as the…

Nairobi, 13 November 2014 – The UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit, met in Nairobi today with the Kenya-based representatives of the signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC)…

New York – Expressing continued grave concern over piracy off the coast of Somalia despite a sharp decline in attacks, the Security Council today renewed for another year authorizations, first agreed in 2008, for…

New York - Expressing continued grave concern over piracy off the coast of Somalia despite a sharp decline in attacks, the Security Council today renewed for another year authorizations, first agreed in 2008, for…

It is very encouraging to come to the Security Council and to hear the absolute unanimity and unity of Council members with regard to Lebanon and the needs of Lebanon, the importance of meeting those needs, the importance of…

KABUL - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, spoke to members of the media at a Kabul press conference, detailing her assessment of the situation of Afghan women following a…