The United Nations, the African Union, the European Union, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States are closely following developments in HirShabelle…
The United Nations, the African Union, the European Union, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States are closely following developments in HirShabelle…
Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, Mr. Atul Khare, talk to us about sexual exploitation and abuse by our personnel.
NILI - A private radio manager contends that his station, which the governor has sharply criticized, is slated to be bulldozed in favor of a proposed public road project, and that he is receiving constant threats from…
New York, 6 September 2017. Mr President, Distinguished Members of the Council, I am grateful for the opportunity to brief you on the implementation of your resolution 2366 of 10 July 2017 that decided to establish, at the…
SdeM: Hello everybody, good to see you, as you know for logistical reasons we are having it here, there is no other opportunity I would like to offer some comments because I was chairing today the HTF since Jan Egeland was…
Abdirizak Mohamed Aden knows all too well the effects of a prolonged civil war on a population. Abdirizak was of the many Somalis forced to flee at the height of a bloody civil war in 1991 that brought to an end the long…
Mogadishu - The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Peter de Clercq, has commended international donors for their collective efforts in preventing famine in the Horn of Africa country but warned that the…
New York, 5 September 2017. The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement by the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) of a temporary bilateral cease-fire from 1 October 2017 to 12 January 2018. The…
MAZAR-E SHARIF - Promoting women’s access to government services and hiring more women into civil service positions were among the topics discussed at two UN-backed events set up last week to focus on empowering women in…
Bogotá, September 4, 2017 – The UN Mission and the United Nations System in Colombia celebrate the agreement reached between the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) to implement a bilateral and…
JALALABAD - Following a series of UN-backed events earlier this year, several communities in eastern Afghanistan are leading initiatives to address corruption in one of the country’s most restive eastern provinces. Earlier in…