On 27 November, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Tetteh attended the Luanda Biennial – Pan African Forum for the Culture of Peace organised in partnership between UNESCO, the Government of Angola and…
Kismayo – The work of a committed teacher is to inspire and help students develop through education, with the ultimate goal of becoming productive members of society. It could be argued that people convicted of crimes and…
New York, 27 January 2022. The members of the Security Council reiterated their full and unanimous support for the peace process in Colombia. They echoed the Secretary-General’s observation that the commemorations of the…
From 9 to 10 November, the Third Women Leaders Forum for Africa’s transformation was convened by the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) in a virtual format. The Forum built on the previous two Forums and the Network's…
On 11 November, UNOAU participated in the UN Peacebuilding Commission (UNPBC) and the AUPSC fourth Joint Annual Consultative meeting. The meeting was chaired by the Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt to…
Representatives of political and civil society groups convened in consultation sessions at UNITAMS’ headquarters in Khartoum last week. The UN-facilitated consultations on a political process for Sudan launched by SRSG Volker…
Thank you, Jenifer. Good to see you, as I said I am impressed that you are still around after what must have been a very long day. In my briefing to the Council today, I am afraid, you will see that there was nothing…
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan. Read the Security Council briefing by SRSG Lyons Read the Security…
Briefing to the United Nations Security Council by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ms. Deborah Lyons New York, 26 January 2022 [As delivered] * * * Prime Minister and President of the Council…
Mr. President, Excellencies, Six months after the takeover by the Taliban, Afghanistan is hanging by a thread. For Afghans, daily life has become a frozen hell. They’re in the grips of another brutal winter of blistering wind…
Amman/Sana’a, 25 January 2021– We are alarmed by the escalating spiral of violence in Yemen that continues to harm civilians and is spilling over its borders. January will almost certainly be a record-shattering month for…
Security Council Briefing on the Situation in Libya, Remarks by Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Madam President Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on…