HERAT – Participants at a UN-backed radio programme underscored the need for women’s full participation at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life. During a discussion on Mozhda radio in the…
The Secretary-General is following closely the alarming military escalation throughout Syria and the dangerous spillover across its borders. The latest events come as the Syrian people suffer through one of the most violent…
Tunis, Tunisia, 4-7 February 2018 - The World Health Organization, in collaboration with the Libyan ministry of health and the National Center of Disease Control (NCDC), conducted, on Sunday 4 February 2017, a Health…
JALALABAD - Civilians must be protected from attacks and the impact of conflict by warring parties stressed participants at a UN-backed television roundtable in the eastern province of Nangarhar. In a televised discussion…
A strong and peaceful Libya requires building effective and capable state institutions that enjoy the trust of the citizens. Towards this objective, the United Nations, in collaboration with the Libyan ministries of justice…
Tunis, 5 February 2018 - As part of the project “Towards National Reconciliation in Libya”, representatives from the local council of Awal (Tuareg) and the city of Ghadames met with United Nations officials to discuss…
BAMYAN – Violence against women should have no place in Afghan society stressed participants of a UN-backed radio series in Bamyan and Daikundi provinces. Featuring discussions by women’s rights activists, civil society…
Mogadishu – The top United Nations envoy in Somalia today praised the work of the Aamin Free Ambulance Service in responding to the urgent medical needs of Mogadishu’s residents, and called for more support for the 24/7…
They denounce the actions being taken by those who seek to obstruct and prevent a resolution of the crisis. They condemn the recent actions taken by the national authorities to prevent the African Party for the Independence…
International consensus on a two-State solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict could be eroding “at a time when it is more important than ever,” Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, calling the…