As part of the mandate entrusted to it by the United Nations Permanent Advisory Committee on Security Issues in Central Africa (UNSAC) during its 55 th session organized in May 2023 in Sao Tome, the delegation of Cameroon…
Dakar, 26 November 2023 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, condemns the attempted overnight forcible…
TRIPOLI, 26 November 2023 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) stands united with Libyan defenders of women’s rights in supporting the 16 days of activism for the elimination of violence against women and…
Mogadishu – Marking the start of the annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, the United Nations in Somalia today called for more progress in fighting this scourge, with a focus on three areas: the adoption…
UNOAU STATEMENT | SRSG ONANGA-ANYANGA’S REMARKS on the Call to Action for the 16 Days of Activism: UNiTE! Invest to Prevent Violence Against Women & Girls Today we mark the commencement of the 16 Days of Activism against…
I welcome today's start to the implementation of the agreement reached on Wednesday (22 November) which saw the release of 13 Israeli hostages abducted by Hamas and others on 7 October, and the release of 39 Palestinian…
H.E Mr. Francis and his delegation were received in Port-au-Prince by the country’s Prime Minister, H.E. Mr. Ariel Henry, the Permanent Representative of Haiti to the United Nations, H.E. Mr. Antonio Rodrigue, and members of…
On 24 th November 2023, AUC WGYD, UNOAU and UN Women organized and held an advocacy walk at the AUC compound. The advocacy walk was held to launch the 16 Days of Activism campaign with the theme, "From Commitment to Action: A…
Tripoli 23 November 2023 – Following intensive consultations with a broad range of Libyan stakeholders as part of his efforts to advance the political process, the Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) and…
Dakar, 22 November 2023 - The Colloquium on “Security Council Resolution 2601 (2021): the nexus between security, access to education, and governance in the central Sahel and West Africa” concluded today its two-day meeting…
In line with its strategic objective to support regional efforts to enhance democratic governance, the respect for the rule of law and human rights, UNOWAS hosted on 20 November, a Virtual Seminar of the West African Bar…
The Office of the UN Special Envoy for Yemen (OSESGY) and UN Women convened a consultation meeting with 33 Yemeni women activists, experts, academics, and political and civil society actors in Amman between 19 and 21 November…