News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
SHARANA - Civil society representatives came together recently in Afghanistan’s southeast province of Paktika to strategize on ways to coordinate with local communities and electoral management bodies to enhance participation…
Dakar, 27 June 2019 – The President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council of Senegal, Mrs. Aminata Toure, the Ambassador of the Netherlands to Senegal, Mr. Theo Peters, the Deputy Special Representative of the…
KABUL - Freedom of the press is critical. Civilians should never be deliberately targeted with violence. These are two fundamental principles. This week the Taliban publicly threatened to turn media outlets into military…
At Thursday’s Syria Humanitarian Task Force meeting in Geneva, Senior Humanitarian Adviser Najat Rochdi urged Member States to support the United Nations’ immediate humanitarian priorities in Syria. First, in the de…
Riyadh, 26 June 2019 - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Martin Griffiths met today in Riyadh with Yemeni Vice-President Ali Mohsen. The meeting discussed steps needed to move forward with the peace…
The Security Council on Monday approved a resolution to create a UN “Integrated Office” in Haiti, designed to support the country’s government in strengthening political stability and good governance. The Office, named BINUH…
Mogadishu – The recently appointed Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia and Head of Mission of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), James Swan, arrived in…
Mogadishu – James Swan arrived in Mogadishu today to take up his duties as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia and Head of Mission for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia…
PRESS STATEMENT 08/2019 Mogadishu – James Swan arrived in Mogadishu today to take up his duties as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia and Head of Mission for the United Nations…
Mrs. Metsi Makhetha, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Burkina Faso since 2016, talks about the security and humanitarian situation in Burkina Faso. She also talks about the support of the United Nations and the…
Today, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Mr. Jan Kubis and the Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon, Mr. Claudio Cordone, visited the Palestine refugee camp of Mieh Mieh as well as Mieh Mieh municipality in…
The presidential election held on 24 February 2019 revealed the political maturity of the Senegalese people, who were mobilized across all social categories to elect the president of the Republic of Senegal. I have never…