TUNIS - UNSMIL and UNDP, as part of their joint program “Addressing the File of Missing Persons in Libya”, convened a meeting on 5 and 6 December in Tunis, bringing together representatives of the Presidency Council (PC), the…
TRIPOLI - UNSMIL’s Human Rights, Rule of Law, and Transitional Justice Service organized two key events in Tripoli to advance correctional service reforms in Libya. The first event, held on December 1-2, brought together…
Let me start by saying that what has happened in the last few days, no one, absolutely no one saw this coming. I believe even the armed groups that are now in control of Damascus have been surprised by what has happened. But…
Your excellency, Mr. Nikos Christodoulides, your excellency Mr. Ersin Tatar, Mr. Mehmet Ali Talat, Madam Sibel Tatar, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, Good evening, a warm welcome to all of you to the…
Ms. Najat Rochdi, Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, convened the Humanitarian Task Force in Geneva, urging stakeholders and member states with leverage to prioritize the protection of civilians, safeguard critical…
Mogadishu – Marking Human Rights Day, the United Nations today commended Somalia for its recent achievements in promoting and protecting the rights of all Somalis.
On International Human Rights Day, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urges the de facto authorities to embrace global human rights obligations as a key to the protection and prosperity of current…
On Human Rights Day, we face a harsh truth. Human rights are under assault. Tens of millions of people are mired in poverty, hunger, poor health and education systems that have not yet fully recovered from the COVID-19…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel(UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, congratulates the people of Ghana for the peaceful, orderly, and…
Obviously today it’s really a watershed moment in the history of Syria. It’s a nation that has endured 14 years nearly of relentless suffering and unspeakable loss. And let me once again extend my deepest solidarity to all…
Today marks a watershed moment in Syria’s history—a nation that has endured nearly 14 years of relentless suffering and unspeakable loss. The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria extends once again his deepest solidarity to…
Good to see you. We are all obviously following very closely the developments in Syria, and the situation is changing by the minute. So, while I'm addressing you, things are changing inside of Syria. I have had quite a few…