News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
21 August 2014 - The UN Secretary-General announced in July 2014 the appointment of Said Djinnit of Algeria as his new Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, succeeding Mary Robinson of Ireland, who took the…
New York, 20 August 2014 – Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the destruction of Syria's declared chemical weapons on board the United States Maritime Vessel Cape Ray: The Secretary-General…
Wednesday, 20 August 2014 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon was today received in Jedda by the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, His Royal Highness Prince Saud al Faisal. The meeting focused on…
KABUL - The United Nations expresses its concern over the acts of intimidation against New York Times reporter Matthew Rosenberg.“The attempts aimed at preventing a media representative from freely carrying out his duties…
KABUL - The United Nations expresses concern about yesterday’s clash between supporters of Dr. Abdullah Abdullah’s campaign team and workers from the Independent Election Commission (IEC) that left several people hurt at the…
19 August 2014 - Former President and former Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe, Miguel Trovoada, assumes this Thursday, 21 August the position of Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau…
Tunis, 18 August 2014 - The UN Refugee Agency through its partner organizations International Medical Corps (IMC) and Taher Al Zawia Organization sent on Saturday a two trucks convoy with humanitarian aid from Tunisia into…
KABUL - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, Ján Kubiš, congratulated the Afghan people on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of Afghanistan's independence."It is a real pleasure…
KABUL - In the aftermath of tens of thousands of Pakistani nationals being displaced into the Afghan provinces of Khost and Paktika, the United Nations agency coordinating humanitarian efforts there has said that access…
Hargeisa – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, arrived in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, this morning and pledged to step up UN support. [Press Statement]
Hargeisa – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, arrived in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, this morning and pledged to step up UN support. [Press Statement]
Hargeisa – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, arrived in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, this morning and pledged to step up UN support.During the visit SRSG Kay will…