Op-ed by Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. KABUL - A few days before I was scheduled to travel to Afghanistan, I read about the death of Wasil Ahmad. You may…
16 March 2016 - The Sultanate of Oman and the United Nations Support Mission in Libya extended an invitation to all members of the Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) to attend a consultative meeting, commencing on the 17…
UN Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag briefed the Security Council in a closed session yesterday on the situation in Lebanon and the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701. The briefing follows the release of the…
RER: Good afternoon. We had a useful meeting today. We discussed issues of substance as you will recall on Monday. The government of Syria delegation provided us with some ideas on the political process. We reacted to them…
NEW YORK - The near verbatum transcript of remarks by Nicholas Haysom at a media stakeout at the United Nations following his briefing to the Security Council. TRANSCRIPT MEDIA STAKEOUT FOLLOWING SRSG NICHOLAS HAYSOM’S…
Are you eager to return home safely in Benghazi? And your home is located in areas that are now free of fighting? Beware! These areas remain a dangerous place due to landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXOs) What to do when…
NEW YORK - Without a peace process, the sustainability and viability of all efforts to bring stability and prosperity to Afghanistan will be called into question, said Nicholas Haysom, the UN Secretary-General’s Special…
The members of the Security Council welcomed the meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue on 10 March 2016, which reaffirmed its commitment to uphold the Libyan Political Agreement The members of the Security Council noted…
SdeM: We had a late afternoon meeting today; it started around 5:00 o’clock and ended a few minutes ago. It was with the HNC, the High Negotiations Committee. The first moment of this meeting was dedicated to commemorating by…
Thank you. I will take two or three questions. The first thing I will like to say is, I would like, on behalf of the Secretary-General and of my own team, to express my own condolences and those of the United Nations for this…
BAMYAN - The key role of women in the advancement of Afghan society was celebrated at an event in central Bamyan province last week. Around 30 women, forming a cross-section of the local society and who are leaders in their…