On February 1 and 2, a commission made up 20 sponsoring countries from the United Nations Department of Political Affairs – UN DPA – visited Colombia to obtain first-hand knowledge of the implementation of the Peace Agreement…
SUROBI – Community members from two tribes locked in a longstanding conflict in the Uzbin valley of central Afghanistan came together recently to resolve their differences. Led by Kabul Provincial Governor, Mohammad Yacoub…
Mogadishu - The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and United States welcomed the decisions taken at the meeting of…
Mogadishu – The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and United States welcomed the decisions taken at the meeting of…
Baidoa – Muhiyadin Husni’s life story reads like a profile in courage that has unfolded against the backdrop of Somalia’s turbulent history in recent years. And like so many of his compatriots, he has overcome many obstacles…
Mogadishu – The issue of fostering peace and national reconciliation in Somalia was the topic of discussion today at a gathering of renowned local and international experts, researchers and academics in the capital, Mogadishu…
Last year, extraordinary prevention efforts by donors, the Government of Somalia and humanitarian partners helped stave off a famine. Thanks to early funding, large-scale, sustained prevention efforts and better-than-expected…
HERAT – Participants at a UN-backed radio programme underscored the need for women’s full participation at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life. During a discussion on Mozhda radio in the…
The Secretary-General is following closely the alarming military escalation throughout Syria and the dangerous spillover across its borders. The latest events come as the Syrian people suffer through one of the most violent…
Tunis, Tunisia, 4-7 February 2018 - The World Health Organization, in collaboration with the Libyan ministry of health and the National Center of Disease Control (NCDC), conducted, on Sunday 4 February 2017, a Health…
JALALABAD - Civilians must be protected from attacks and the impact of conflict by warring parties stressed participants at a UN-backed television roundtable in the eastern province of Nangarhar. In a televised discussion…