Special Representative Abdoulaye Bathily arrives in the CAR The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Abdoulaye…

KABUL - One of Afghanistan’s electoral management bodies, the Independent Election Commission (IEC), today started the audit of the ballots cast in the country’s Presidential election run-off held on 14 June.“More than 8.1…

Good afternoon, I just had good discussions with the Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri. Among the issues covered obviously was the situation in south Lebanon and across the Blue Line. We both agreed on the importance of…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the start today of the audit of the results of the country’s 2014 Presidential election run-off.The audit follows an agreement between the two…

17 July 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced that he has appointed Said Djinnit of Algeria as his special envoy for the Great Lakes region of Africa tasked with bringing international awareness…

16 July 2014 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Mr. Miguel Trovoada of São Tomé and Príncipe as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) supports the call today from the Federation of Afghanistan's Civil Societies (FACS) for a ceasefire by both parties to the conflict during Ramadan and Eid…

Dakar, 15 July 2014 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and High-Level Representative of the Secretary-General to Nigeria, Mr. Said Djinnit, has ended today his third visit to…

New York - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the suicide attack on 15 July 2014 in Paktika, Afghanistan, which caused many deaths and injuries to civilians, including children, as well as…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest possible terms today’s attack in south-eastern Afghanistan. The attack on civilians in Paktika during the holy month of Ramadan is a despicable criminal act, which…

I just had a very good meeting with Prime Minister Tamam Salam. We talked about the situation in Lebanon and the region. Among the issues discussed were recent developments in the south. I expressed my concern and the concern…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the deliberate attack on a civilian shuttle bus in Kabul City which killed two civilians and injured another five.This morning, in the city’s Arzan…