"The renewal of UNIOGBIS mandate is very important for the country, given that it plays an important role - to truly reconcile Guineans, I witness the efforts of UNIOGBIS representatives who have passed in the country, and…
JE: We are making further progress in getting access to the civilian population in Syria and we are concentrating, in the taskforce on humanitarian access, on the besieged areas but also equally important the so-called hard…
SdeM: I am delighted to be able to be together with the EU High Representative, Federica Mogherini, who has been asked by me, and I am very grateful to you, for being here on a special day. Not only because it is an occasion…
Statement of SRSG Martin Kobler to the Eighth Ministerial Meeting of Libya’s Neighbouring Countries 22 March 2016 “A united neighbourhood in support of a united Libya” Your Excellency, Minister Jhinaoui, Excellencies…
The United Nations Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed announced today that peace talks for Yemen under the auspices of the United Nations will resume on 18 April in Kuwait. The talks aim…
Bamyan - United Nations support for improved health services in Bamyan is part of the world body’s efforts to improve the lives of Afghans by supporting the country’s development initiatives. At the same time, in light of…
[In response to a question about the composition of the Syrian Women’s Advisory Board delegation, the Special Envoy said the following before delivering his own statement at the stakeout.] SdeM: I can tell you that they…
PRESS STATEMENT 08/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, has strongly condemned the incursion by al-Shabaab fighters into Puntland state that began on 14 March, and…
PRESS STATEMENT 08/2016 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, has strongly condemned the incursion by al-Shabaab fighters into Puntland state that began on 14 March, and…
UNHQ, New York 18 March 2016 The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General: In the build-up to the High-Level meeting on Global Responsibility…
SdeM: Good evening. First of all some logistics. Today the meetings took place both with the government, and I think you had the opportunity of listening to Ambassador Jaafari about his own take on the meeting with us, and…
19 March 2016 – Hostilities in Colombia have disrupted the lives of more than a quarter of a million children since peace talks began three years ago, the United Nations children's agency today reported. Of that figure…