Message from the SRSG, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, on the occasion of the 2024 International LGBTIQ+ Pride Day “Ensuring the effective enjoyment of human rights and freedoms for all, leaving no one behind, is at the heart of the…
Kismayo – Starting his initial round of in-person meetings with the leaders of Somalia’s Federal Members States, Acting UN Special Representative James Swan today visited Jubaland where he met with President Ahmed Mohamed…
Yaounde, on 27 June 2024 - The Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission established pursuant to the Joint Communiqué adopted at the Summit which took place in Geneva on 15 November 2002 between His Excellency Paul Biya, President of…
Dakar, 2 6 June 2024- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Leonardo Santos Simão, was received yesterday in audience by the President of the…
Message from SRSG Carlos Ruiz Massieu on the second anniversary of the Truth Commission's Final Report “On the second anniversary of the presentation of the Truth Comission’s Final Report, I would like to reaffirm the…
On the occasion of “Women in Diplomacy Day”, marked on 24 June, Politically Speaking talked to Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and Special Envoy Hanna Tetteh, who are leading diplomatic efforts in Lebanon and…
Mister President, Members of the Security Council, Before turning to my regular briefing, allow me to express my serious concerns about the risk of escalation in the region, particularly between Israel and Hezbollah along the…
New York – James Swan, head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) briefed ambassadors noting that the Somali government is prioritising security and combating Al-Shabaab fighters on many fronts. “For its part, Al…
(As delivered, New York, 24 June 2024) Mr. President, distinguished members of the Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief you on the situation in Somalia. I am pleased to do so together with the Special…
The Joint Assessment Mission of the International Moral Guarantors of the Agreement for National Unity comprising the ECOWAS , AU and UNOWAS , concludes its four-day Mission in Sierra Leone today, 21 st June 2024. The Joint…
NEW YORK - The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan. Read the full text of the Security Council briefing by SRSG…
NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is now available. Read the full report by the Secretary…