Opinion piece by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women NEW YORK - The significance of the elections in Afghanistan cannot be overestimated. They mark the first time in…

NEW YORK -The members of the Security Council welcome the holding of the presidential and provincial council elections on 5 April 2014 in Afghanistan. The members of the Council reiterate the importance of these historic…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) congratulates the men and women of Afghanistan on the country's Presidential and Provincial Council elections today. By their actions they have enabled…

5 April 2014 - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the media before departure from the Central African Republic:

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the abhorrent attack on two international journalists today, which left one dead and the other wounded.The two journalists – photographer…

KABUL - As Afghans throng to polling centres across the country today to elect a successor to President Hamid Karzai and members of 34 Provincial Councils, the top United Nations official in the country has congratulated the…

3 April 2014 - The members of the Security Council were briefed on 3 April 2014 by Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, on the situation in Guinea-Bissau. The members of the Security Council…

Mogadishu - Living in a settlement for internally displaced people in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, Amina Dualleh Ahmed’s life is a constant cycle of challenges, further compounded by her son’s disability.She is grateful…

4 April 2014 – Stating that the world failed to stop the Central African Republic’s slide “into a grave political, economic and humanitarian crisis,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged African and…

26 Mar - 2014 | Cairo – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Libyan Ministry of Health formalized the priorities of their ongoing partnership at a signing ceremony held on 20 March 2014. Representatives from both…

Tripoli, 03 April 204 - Nestled in the mountains southwest of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, next to a town best known for its traditional Libyan pottery, is an alien intruder – approximately 600 tonnes of hazardous oxidizer…

KABUL - With just two days before Afghans head to the polls to elect a new President and Provincial Council members, the country’s top security officials said today that “foolproof security arrangements” have been put in…