KABUL - The number of children killed or injured in Afghanistan’s armed conflict increased by 30 per cent last year compared to 2012, with armed opposition groups responsible for the majority of the casualties, according to…

01 July 2014 - The Pubic Order Police Anti-Disturbance Unit (POP, Portuguese acronym) today received at UNIOGBIS HQ, Bissau, a donation of 50 sets of police anti-riot gear - shields, helmets and batons.UNIOGBIS has been…

We just had a very good meeting with Prime Minister Salam who had kindly invited heads of mission of members of the International Support Group to meet him here in the Serail to set out his concerns and discuss efforts being…

I am delighted to be back in Tripoli and to see its residents able to move freely following the implementation of the security plan. This is a welcome development after months and years of senseless armed clashes. I take this…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, congratulated the people of Somalia as they celebrated their 54th Independence Day and called on all Somalis to unite and…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, congratulated the people of Somalia as they celebrated their 54th Independence Day and called on all Somalis to unite and…

Are all children in Libya in school and receive quality education? The Ministry of Education, UNICEF and the European Union develop an effective Education Management Information System (EMIS) Tripoli, Libya: 30 June 2014 –…

KABUL - At a meeting of the United Nations Security Council today, the world body’s top envoy in Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, said that addressing the political impasse in the wake of the country’s recent Presidential run-off…

on Murder of Salwa Bugaighis ,at Press Briefing in Geneva on Friday 27 June 2014: We are deeply concerned about the emerging pattern of direct targeting of human rights defenders, humanitarian workers, and media professionals…

KABUL - The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, today met the Chairman of the Independent Election Commission (IEC), Ahmed Yusuf Nuristani, and briefed him on the Security…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) takes note of today’s Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) press conference, notably statements concerning the adjudication of allegations…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, today extended his best wishes to all Somali people as they prepare for the holy month of Ramadan.“Ramadan is a time for…