The New Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Sahel, Mrs. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, presented today in New York the

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called for respect of the country’s Constitution and laws, as well as its independent electoral institutions, following the announcement today by a…

Tripoli, 18 June 2014 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Tarek Mitri, briefed ambassadors and representatives of diplomatic missions in Libya on the recent discussions at the Security Council as…

Mogadishu - Thank you very much the members of the media here in Mogadishu. It is my pleasure to welcome you here at UNCC [United Nations Common Compound]. I think it is the first time that we have had a conference here after…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General welcomes the publication by the World Bank on 17 June of draft assessments on the proposed Rogun hydropower project in Tajikistan, which provide important guidance for critical consultations…

Rome, Italy Tuesday, 17 June 2014 1.Participants thanked the Government of Italy for hosting the Ministerial Conference on International Support for the Lebanese Armed Forces under the auspices of United Nations Secretary…

KABUL - In the wake of last Saturday’s second round run-off in Afghanistan’s Presidential elections, one of the country’s largest election observer groups today called on the Afghan election management bodies to ensure “full…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the continued, targeted killing of Afghan election workers in the wake of the historic second round of the country’s Presidential election…

Mogadishu - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) has concluded a week-long Training of Trainers’ course for the Somali National Army (SNA) and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).The training…

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), was invited to take part in an event…

On 16-17 June, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Miroslav Jenča visited Tashkent to take part in the 10th anniversary of the…

8 June 2014 - UNIOGBIS and Bissau-Guinean government are granting free and live World Cup games to Guineans from 12 June to 13 July 2013 in various locations across the country. This unprecedented initiative in the country…