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I just had a good meeting with Prime Minister Salam. We discussed the security situation. I paid tribute to Lebanon’s security forces, particularly the army, for all the efforts and sacrifices they have made to safeguard the…

KABUL - Afghans marked the International Day of the Girl Child with speeches and cultural performances at an event that drew hundreds of participants in the country’s capital city of Kabul. International Day of the Girl Child…

KABUL - A group of Afghan civil society organizations presented today an open letter to Afghanistan’s president, Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, highlighting a 10-point roadmap for peace and urging the president to take action on…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 10-12 October 2014, UNRCCA together with other UN entities and with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan organized the third diplomatic mini-football tournament for the “UN…

Tripoli, 11 October 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Saturday 11 October 2014 to urge Libyan parties to press forward with their nascent dialogue in order to restore stability to…

Tripoli, Libya, 11 October 2014 - The Secretary-General arrived in Tripoli today to urge Libyan parties to press forward with their nascent dialogue in order to restore stability to their crisis-ridden country. The Secretary…

Mogadishu - The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG) Nicholas Kay joined the United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU) to mark the 52nd anniversary of Uganda’s independence. Deployed in…

Mogadishu – The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG) Nicholas Kay joined the United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU) to mark the 52nd anniversary of Uganda’s independence. Deployed in…

SES: Thank you. Good afternoon to everyone. Good to see you and my apologies for keeping you waiting a little bit today and previous days but I was looking for this opportunity to meet you. At the same time, I was thinking it…

Dakar, Octobre 09, 2014- The handover ceremony between Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the new Special Representative of the Secretary General for the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), and his predecessor, Said Djinnit…

Mogadishu – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) is spearheading a capacity building campaign for the Somali National Army (SNA) as part of wider effort to improve security in Somalia. In order to identify…

Mogadishu – The Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Grete Faremo visited Mogadishu today to reiterate the UN’s commitment to its various development projects in Somalia. During the one…