Transcript of press stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura Following his meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs in Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hossein Amir…
Media Statement from the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria The Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, has just briefed the Security Council by Videoconference from the last leg of his trip, on the implementation…
Tunis, 11 April 2016 - The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), in partnership with the Geneva international Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), provided a two-week training course to 15 implementing partners of…
Currently, 180,000 of the 200,000 tons produced in 2011 were exported, bringing the State an income of 156 million euros. About 85 percent of the population depends on cashew nuts, and it is no coincidence that cashew farms…
GARDEZ - The media’s key role in supporting democracy was highlighted at a meeting that brought together Afghan media professionals from across the country’s south-east region. The one-day meeting in Gardez brought together…
Good afternoon everyone. I just ended some talks and discussions with His Excellency the Foreign Minister (Walid) Muallem and his team. The purpose was to discuss the preparation of the Geneva talks. The Geneva talks which we…
The United Nations Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed welcomes the start of cessation of hostilities that began at midnight, 10 April 2016. He urges all parties to work to ensure that…
Martin Kobler Welcomes the Meeting between House of Representatives President and his Deputies in Cairo, Urges Vote on Govt of National Accord 09 April 2016 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the…
Staffan de Mistura (SdM): The main reason for meeting you today is actually to give you a little bit the overall scenario in what direction we are going, because you have the right to know how this will proceed and what is…
Jan Egeland (JE): We had our eighth meeting of the Task Force on Humanitarian Access. We have been working for nearly two months and April was supposed to be our best month. It’s not looking so. So far I am disappointed and…
بيروت، 25 آذار/مارس 2016 مساء الخير جميعاً. لقد أشرفت زيارتي بصحبة رئيس البنك الدولي السيد جيم يونغ كيم ورئيس البنك الإسلامي للتنمية السيد أحمد محمد علي المدني على نهايتها، وأود بهذه المناسبة أن أؤكد مجددا التزامنا القوي…
Beirut, Lebanon Friday, 25 March 2016 Good evening everyone. As my visit with President Kim and President al-Madani is nearly over, I would like to underscore again our strong joint commitment to stability, security and peace…