The Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) welcomed the start of voting in Puntland for seats in the House of the People and said that voting for seats in that chamber of the country’s Federal Parliament can…
Puntland has become the first federal member state to start elections for the federal parliament’s House of the People. Voting kicked off early today in Garowe, Puntland’s administrative capital. A total of 37 members of the…
Bogotá – The tripartite Mechanism coordinated by the UN Mission, with the Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP), will begin to monitor and verify the ceasefire and cessation of…
Statement delivered by UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag on behalf of the International Support Group for Lebanon after Meeting President Michel Aoun 4 November 2016 Baabda, Lebanon We had the privilege and honor…
Somali youths discussed options for more active participation in the political transformation of their country during a two-day conference hosted by the United Nations in Somalia in partnership with youth-led organizations…
Since the beginning of this crisis, several national and international actors have been involved in the search for a solution. Such efforts have resulted, for example, in the Bissau and Conakry agreements. The Bissau…
The Secretary General Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed arrived to Sana'a yesterday to meet with members of Ansar Allah and the General People's Congress and discuss the peace framework. "This is my second…
PRESS STATEMENT 26/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia Michael Keating today welcomed the agreement on a ceasefire in the city of Gaalkacyo reached in Abu Dhabi by the President of…
PRESS STATEMENT 26/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia Michael Keating today welcomed the agreement on a ceasefire in the city of Gaalkacyo reached in Abu Dhabi by the President of…
KABUL – More than 200 young Afghans from around the country got a taste of international diplomacy during a two-day conference in Afghanistan’s capital. Among the speakers were Spoghmai Wardak, Acting Minister of Women’s…
JALALABAD - The critical role of Afghan police in eliminating violence against women and promoting gender equality was highlighted at a regional UNAMA-backed event in eastern Nangarhar province. Some 50 women police officers…
Attacks on journalists violate the human rights of individuals and undermine freedom of information and expression across societies. Impunity, which makes this terrible situation worse, is rampant. Of the 827 documented…