Mogadishu – More than two dozen Somali survivors of sexual violence in conflict graduated today from a United Nations-backed training programme aimed at enhancing their opportunities for economic self-sustenance. The three…
Dollow – After witnessing the sweeping consequences of drought during a joint visit with Somalia’s drought envoy today, the top United Nations humanitarian official for the Horn of Africa country called for a major scale-up…
STATEMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SPOKESPERSON OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON COLOMBIA New York, 20 June 2022. The Secretary-General commends the people of Colombia for their participation and historic voter turnout in the second…
2023 Standby Team of Senior Mediation Advisers in the following areas of specialization: • Design and Conduct of Mediation, Facilitation and Dialogue Processes; • Security Arrangements (with an emphasis on ceasefires); •…
Cairo, Egypt | 12-19 June 2022Cairo, Egypt | 12-19 June 2022 - The third and final round of negotiations between the Joint House of Representatives and High Council of State Committee on the Libyan Constitutional Track drew…
Mogadishu – The horrors of what happened that day still haunt Marian Osman Ali*. Ms. Ali and her children live in the Tufah camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) located in Kahda, one of the 18 districts of Mogadishu…
Mogadishu – Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the UN in Somalia today urged that the legal and social protection mechanisms for survivors of such violence, especially women and…
Mogadishu – Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the UN in Somalia today urged that the legal and social protection mechanisms for survivors of such violence, especially women and…
Dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to be here with you in Stockholm today. I am especially pleased to see so many Yemeni friends here. Allow me to start by thanking the organizers, Sana’a Center and the Folke…
Garowe – Hosh Jama Farah says there is nothing particularly special or different about him. He insists he is just a young Somali trying to better himself, provide for his family and help his country on its path to peace and…
From 13 to 17 June, UNOAU participated in a workshop on the African Union (AU)-United Nations (UN) Knowledge and Expertise Exchange Programme (KEEP) at UN Headquarters in New York. The main objective of KEEP is to deepen…
Mr. President, distinguished members of the Council, 1. It is an honor to once more provide you with an update on the situation in Haitiwhere, amidst a rapidly deteriorating security situation, discussions about the country’s…