It is devastating that dozens died after a boat sank off the Syrian coast -men, women, children and the elderly among the victims. I add my voice to those sending condolences for this tragic loss of life, many Syrians…
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 24September 2022: The priority of the United Nations in Haiti remains to stay and deliver on its mandate and support the people and Government of Haiti, as they face ongoing insecurity and uncertainty…
Monrovia, 23 September 2022: The United Nations Office in West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), in cooperation with UN Women, organised the annual meeting of the Working Group on Women, Youth, Peace and Security in West Africa…
Jointly commemorating this year’s Peace Day, UNOAU collaborated with AUC’s Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (AUC PAPS) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to launch a serious…
UNOAU participated in the inaugural Operational Technical Committee (OTC) meeting of the AU Compliance Framework (AUCF) project on 23 September. The OTC is co-chaired by the AU Director of Conflict Management Directorate and…
Forty women from civil society organizations, women’s groups, political parties, armed movements, and academia came together over two weeks and produced a joint gender-responsive constitutional vision in a series of workshops…
Excellencies and distinguished delegates, Prime Minister Shtayyeh, Director General Ushpiz, I wish to thank the Norwegian Foreign Minister, Anniken Huitfeldt and her team, for organizing this meeting. At the last meeting of…
Volker Perthes's message on Peace Day: "I stress the right of Sudanese women &men to a just comprehensive & lasting peace. The continued violence is due to not addressing root causes & is fueled by hate speech, intolerance of…
To mark the International Day of Peace, ten youth peace advocates from Darfur met with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, Volker Perthes, and his Deputy, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator…
Kismayo – Humanitarian, security and political developments, including the formation of district councils, were among the issues covered in discussions today by top United Nations officials in Somalia on their visit to…
[As delivered] Good afternoon, Mr. President, I would like to begin by thanking President Ahmed Mohamed Islam ‘Madobe’ and his team for the warm welcome extended to us today in Kismayo. We appreciate the continued…
KABUL - On the day marking the first anniversary of the exclusion of girls from high schools in Afghanistan, the United Nations re-iterates its call for the country’s de facto authorities to take urgent measures to reopen…