News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the deployment of professional international observers and UN experts ahead of the resumption on Saturday of the comprehensive audit of the results…
4 June 2014 - Special Coordinator of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission speaks at the media stakeout following her Security Council briefing [ video ]
KABUL - The following is the near-verbatim transcript of the remarks of the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, at a news conference with the Board of Commissioners from the country's…
KABUL - Ahead of Saturday’s resumption of the audit of ballots from Afghanistan’s Presidential election run-off, the top United Nations official in the country today said that the international community has enough election…
Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, welcomed today’s agreement in principle to form a regional administration in central Somalia.Under the leadership of the…
Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, welcomed today’s agreement in principle to form a regional administration in central Somalia.Under the leadership of the…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the Independent Election Commission’s (IEC) decision to adopt criteria for the invalidation and recount of ballots as part of the ongoing…
Mogadishu - I welcome today’s event and the signing of a document stating intent and principles for forming a new regional administration in central Somalia, on behalf of the international partners represented here today, the…
Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, extended his heartfelt greetings to all Somali people as they celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr.“As Somalia celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr I…
Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, extended his heartfelt greetings to all Somali people as they celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr.“As Somalia celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr I…
KABUL - As the holy month of Ramadan comes to a close and Afghans prepare to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) extends its greetings to all Afghans.Sadly, the observance of…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns in the strongest terms yesterday’s killing of civilians in the western province of Ghor, in which at least 15 persons were killed, including three…