News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
Joint Statement of the International Support Group for Lebanon Beirut, 1 2 February 2020 Following the vote of confidence by the Parliament yesterday evening , the ISG calls on the newly confirmed Government of Lebanon led…
Mogadishu – Somalia and the United Nations culture and education agency today signed an agreement aimed at strengthening efforts to preserve the country’s cultural heritage and improve its educational sector. “Culture and…
TRIPOLI, 11 February - On 9 and 10 February, 28 Libyan economic experts gathered in Cairo for the second round of talks of the Libyan Economic and Financial Track, one of the three intra-Libyan tracks UNSMIL is organizing -…
Interview of UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis with Sky News 'Europe faces new wave of migrants unless Lebanon acts,' U.N. official warns Jan Kubis, a former Slovakian foreign minister, has told Sky News that…
Thank you, Mr. Secretary-General. Your Excellency, Foreign Minister Goffin, President of the Security Council, Your Excellency, President Mahmoud Abbas, Members of the Security Council, On 28 January, the United States…
The UN Verification Mission in Colombia was invited to present a report on its work in the region. Reintegration in Antioquia and the scope of the work of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia were presented this Thursday…
Interview with Independent Arabia UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon: Government Promises Alone not Enough for Lebanon The international and Arab position seems more united than ever regarding the economic and financial…
GENEVA, 08 February 2020 - The first round of talks of the Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC), which had started on Monday 3 February 2020, concluded this afternoon at the Palais des Nations (Geneva) in the presence…
08 February 2020 Remarks at the “She Stands for Peace” book launch António Guterres Dear Friends, Twenty years ago, thanks to the advocacy of women peacebuilders and particularly those in Africa, the United Nations Security…
When there was no more money to buy fuel, the radio would stop working, "says Abdulai Tama Camara, director of Radio Lamparam, in Iemberem, in the heart of the Catanhez National Park, in the Tombali region. Since the 15 solar…
Chair of the Burundi Configuration at the UN Peacebuilding Commission and Assistant Secretary General for Africa wrapped up a weeklong stay in Bujumbura on 7 February 2020.