MAZAR-E SHARIF - Strengthening civil society’s role in provincial decision-making and development was the aim of a UNAMA-supported dialogue in northern Balkh province yesterday. Nearly 50 participants from civil society and…
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is organizing a special visit for Ahmad Al-Hindawi, the United Nations Secretary General Envoy on Youth, on 3rd and 4th of August to Tunis to discuss the Libyan program as well as…
The head of the new United Nations political mission in Colombia today pledged the world body’s steadfast support for the full implementation of the accord reached by the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed…
Tunis, Tunisia - The United Nations Mine Actions Service (UNMAS) started a three-week Non-Technical Survey (NTS) course on July 18, aimed at training ten Libyan nationals currently working in the field of mine action in…
Interviewer: Hello sir, welcome and thank you for agreeing to do this interview. What is the role of the UN in the electoral process? SRSG: The UN’s role is to support a Somali owned and Somali managed electoral process. Our…
Tunis, 1 August 2016 – From 1 July to 31 July 2016, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 41 civilian casualties, including 12 deaths and 29 injuries, during the conduct of hostilities across Libya…
Members of the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) have assured the public that they will carry out their assignment with impartiality to ensure the electoral process is successful.Omar Mohamed Abdulle…
FAIZABAD - Promoting good governance in northeastern Badakhshan province was the focus of a meeting at which participants agreed to establish a committee to further strengthen civil society-provincial council coordination…
Thank you for being available for this further discussion. I must say I owe to you some additional points because all of you asked for some comments on what, at that time, was breaking news, at the humanitarian taskforce. I…
Ansar Allah, the General Popular Congress (GPC), and their allies have signed, on 28 July 2016, an Agreement establishing a Political Council with broad political, military, security, economic, administrative and social…
The Security Council today welcomed the merging of the Office of the Special Envoy for the Sahel with the United Nations Office for West Africa, encouraging the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in the region to…
PUL-E-KHUMRI - Religious scholars and provincial authorities expressed their commitment to a long-term peace in Afghanistan during a UNAMA-backed assembly in Pul-e-Khumri city, the provincial capital of northeastern Baghlan…