The UN-AU cooperation within the context of Peace Support Operations (PSOs) was discussed in a half day briefing session with partners that was organized by the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS). Taking place in…
United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag met this morning with President Michel Aoun. The meeting took place prior to President Aoun’s participation at the United Nations General Assembly in New York and his…
SdeM: Good evening. You heard many valid comments so I will try to be short and to address nine, but specific points. The first one is definitely our gratitude, and I think everyone has said it, to his Excellency the…
Idris Ahmed Yaqub is not afraid to advocate for peace in Somalia, a country that is still reeling from the effects of civil war. The 31-year-old native of Mogadishu vividly recalls the turbulent times of his boyhood and…
Mr. President, The long term as well as immediate challenges facing Somalia remain formidable, whether humanitarian, economic, security or political. The unity of the Council and the solidarity of the international community…
"Money, security and democratic governance in Africa". This is the theme of the meeting organized on 13 September 2017 in Dakar by the Council for Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and the United Nations Office for…
Geneva, 11 September 2017 - Libya continues to present one of the most complex mixed migration situations in the world, with refugees traveling alongside migrants through perilous routes, surviving dangerous desert crossings…
The President of the Security Council made the statement at the 8045 th meeting of the Security Council, held today. “The Security Council takes note of the briefing of 24 August 2017 on “The situation in Guinea-Bissau” of…
Mogadishu - Hundreds thronged the venue of the third annual Mogadishu Book Fair to attend the opening day of Somalia’s biggest exhibition of literary works. Intellectuals, authors, scholars, playwrights, poets, musicians and…
Opinion: Afghanistan’s Peace Weavers By Tadamichi Yamamoto Paradoxically, despite a horrific and seemingly endless war raging around them, there are brave citizens building peace across Afghanistan every day. The United…
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag met this morning with Lebanese Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun. The Special Coordinator reiterated her condolences to the families of the soldiers killed, and extended her…