New York - Female genital mutilation is an abhorrent human rights violation that causes profound and permanent harm to women and girls around the world. Every year, over 4 million girls are at risk of this extreme form of…
New York – Female genital mutilation is an abhorrent human rights violation that causes profound and permanent harm to women and girls around the world. Every year, over 4 million girls are at risk of this extreme form of…
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the 35th Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the AU, which was held in Addis Ababa on Feb 5th and 6th, via a video message. He was represented by UN Deputy…
At the tenth meeting of UN entities operating in the subregion, held from 1 to 2 February in Brazzaville, the Head of UNOCA stressed the need to strengthen democratic public spaces and conflict prevention tools. His…
Dakar, 03 February 2022 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF, participated today in the Extraordinary of the…
More than 20 groups representing various civil society, women’s rights organizations, political parties, academics, and national experts engaged in sessions of the UNITAMS-facilitated consultations for a political process in…
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General (DSG), Amina J. Mohammed, led the UN delegation to the 35 th African Union (AU) Summit, representing the United Nations Secretary General. In this context, she engaged with African…
INFORMATION NOTE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ANNADIF TO PARTICIPATE IN ECOWAS EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT ON BURKINA FASO Dakar, 02 February 2022 - After carrying out, on 31 January 2022, a joint mission in Ouagadougou with a ministerial…
On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the Peace Agreement, we wish to highlight the testimonies of 5 women peacebuilders who are a beacon to their communities. They all agree on something: They want to build peace from…
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…
The United Nations and its partners are concerned about the resurgence of coups in the sub-region, the latest of which occurred in Burkina Faso on 23 January 2022, following two others in Mali and Guinea. It is in this…