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We are extremely concerned about the reported referral to “criminal prosecution” by the Houthi de facto authorities of a significant number of...

A brief roundup of United Nations-related political and peacebuilding events and developments globally. Middle East on "brink of catastrophe," USG DiCarlo tells Security Council On 10 October, Under-Secretary-General Rosemary…

KABUL - Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Roza...

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On October 1 and 9, the UNRCCA Preventive Diplomacy Academy held sessions on Emotional...

A brief roundup of United Nations-related political and peacebuilding events and developments globally. “The raging fires in the Middle East are fast becoming an inferno,” Secretary-General warns Security Council On 2 October…

I condemn the broadening of the Middle East conflict, with escalation after escalation. This must stop. We absolutely need a ceasefire.

Beirut, Lebanon 1 October 2024 What we feared has materialized. With strikes throughout Lebanon, including in the heart of Beirut, and incursions across the Blue Line, violence is spiraling to dangerous heights. Every rocket…

TRIPOLI - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the endorsement by the House of Representatives (HoR) of the nominees for the new Governor and Deputy Governor...

KABUL—On September 3, 2024, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Georgette Gagnon as his new Deputy Special Representative (Political) for Afghanistan in the United Nations Assistance...

A brief roundup of United Nations-related political and peacebuilding events and developments globally. A whirlwind of diplomacy: USG DiCarlo meets with senior officials, world leaders at UNGA79 The General Debate of the…

USG DiCarlo: "The risk to security and stability, not only in Lebanon but also in the region, could not be clearer or graver" On 20 September, Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo briefed the Security Council on the…

A brief roundup of United Nations-related political and peacebuilding events and developments globally. In Libya, USG Dicarlo stresses need for credible and inclusive elections On 8-11 September, Under-Secretary-General (USG)…