On 3 and 4 July, the AU High-Level Panel on Sudan and the AU Special Envoy on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) convened the high-level ‘Sudan Women’s Dialogue’ in Kampala, Uganda. The conference brought together women…
The ongoing round of negotiations about detainees in Oman is taking place in a positive and constructive atmosphere so far. The parties have reached an understanding about arrangements to release conflict related detainees…
On 2 and 3 July, SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga attended the Aswan Forum in Cairo, Egypt. This year’s edition focused on ‘Africa in a Changing World: Re-envisioning Global Governance for Peace and Development’, underscoring how…
UNOAU and the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA), an Egyptian public agency established in 1994 by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, signed a Memorandum of…
Tripoli, 1 July - The United Nations in Libya is now accepting applications for the second cohort of its annual Ra’idat training programme which opens today. Young Libyan women aged 18-30 are invited to apply between 01 and…
Mogadishu – The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, James Swan, congratulates the people and government of Somalia on the 64th anniversary of their country’s independence. “Hambalyo! Today’s…
Dhusamareb – Continuing his first round of visits to Somalia’s Federal Member State, the Acting UN Special Representative, James Swan, today visited Galmudug, where he met with President Ahmed Abdi Karie ‘Qoor Qoor’ and…
(As delivered) Mr. President, honorable members of the Cabinet, and members of the press, good afternoon. I am pleased to be back in Galmudug. I would like to thank President Ahmed Abdi Kariye ‘Qoor Qoor’ and his team for the…
From 17-29 June 2024, UNOAU, in collaboration with the British Peace Support Team, supported ECOWAS in the development and delivery of a Military Pre-Deployment Training of Trainers Course in Accra, Ghana. The purpose of the…
Dakar, 28 June 2024 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, arrived today in Nouakchott, Mauritania, for a…
Dakar, 28 June 2024 - The annual conference of the West African Bar Association (WABA) concluded yesterday in Cotonou, Benin. Organized from June 25 to 27 in partnership with the United Nations Office for West Africa and the…