KABUL - The United Nations human rights office has urged the Government of Afghanistan to halt the death sentences in a case against a group of men charged with armed robbery, kidnapping and gang-rape in Paghman, a district…

UNHQ, New York Friday, 26 September 2014 Chairperson’s Summary of the Ministerial Meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon United Nations Headquarters, 26 September 2014 A Ministerial Meeting of the…

New York, 25 Septembe1. The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, convened a high-level meeting on Libya in New York on 25 September 2014. Participants included representatives of Algeria, Argentina…

KABUL - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Nicholas Haysom as his Special Representative and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). A South African national, Mr…

Politics will save Somalia by Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia Sitting in Mogadishu, it’s easy to think the world needs to learn from Somalia. As human suffering escalates in…

New York - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon co-chaired a High-Level Meeting on Somalia today, with the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the Chair of the African…

New York – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon co-chaired a High-Level Meeting on Somalia today, with the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the Chair of the African…

25 September 2014 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Bernardino Leon, received positive responses from the House of Representatives and from those parliamentarians who have boycotted the House of…

New York – Thank you for your commitment to Somalia, and thank you for your participation discussing the situation in Somalia. I am glad to see so many partners, including the leaders from Ethiopia, Italy and the United…

New York - Thank you for your commitment to Somalia, and thank you for your participation discussing the situation in Somalia. I am glad to see so many partners, including the leaders from Ethiopia, Italy and the United…

24 September 2014 - The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Libya, Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, has expressed his concern about the impact of the recent conflict in Libya on the civilian population. Tens of thousands of…

Garowe - The Director of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia’s Rule of Law and Security Institutions Group (ROLSIG), Waldemar Vrey, met with the President of the Puntland State of Somalia, Abdiwali Mohamed Ali…