Mogadishu - Despite improved security in some parts of Somalia following a military operation against Al Shabaab earlier this year, the fragile humanitarian situation in the country could become an emergency unless funds are…

Tripoli, 15 June 2014 – Ballot papers, registration books and other electoral materials for Libya’s upcoming national elections arrived at Tripoli International Airport on Saturday 14 June 2014. HNEC Commissioner Abubakr Ali…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the mutilation of eleven civilians in the western province of Herat.In interviews with UNAMA human rights monitors, the victims said the…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General congratulates the people of Afghanistan for exercising their right to vote in the second round of the presidential election on Saturday. The participation of men and women across the country…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) congratulates the men and women of Afghanistan on the holding today of the second round of the Presidential elections – a major achievement in the country’s…

KABUL - As Afghans voted in the second round run-off of their country’s Presidential elections today, a senior official with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) – on a visit to a polling centre in the…

KABUL - The following is the media encounter transcript of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysom, during his visit to a polling centre in the capital, Kabul, on…

Dakar, 12 June 2014 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit, attended the ministerial meeting on security in Nigeria convened today by the United Kingdom Foreign…

BEIJING, China - On 11-13 June 2014, Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), visited Beijing and hold…

KABUL - Salam alakoom and once again apologies on my side. I had an urgent meeting. I tried to cut it short, but I had to finish it. That’s why I am a little bit late here. The reason for this press conference is clear –…

New York, 12 June 2014 - The Secretary-General continues to follow closely the situation in Libya and stresses the importance of the peaceful and timely holding of elections on 25 June. The Secretary-General reaffirms the…

Tripoli, 10 June 2014 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called for a broad-based dialogue among all Libyan stakeholders to be held next week in Libya. The meeting aims at allowing the opportunity for…