Vienna, Austria – 15 February 2016 – A three day “working” group” review of the implementation of recommendations for improved professional and ethical behaviour in Libyan media opened today at the International Press…
BAMYAN - Hundreds of Bamyan residents in the central Afghan province gathered last week to celebrate being included among UNESCO’s global creative cities network. The network, formed in 2004, now includes 116 cities worldwide…
JALALABAD - Protecting children from recruitment as police is the aim of a new Jalalabad child protection unit, which is part of a wider Government initiative. Located at the Police Recruitment Centre of Nangarhar’s Police…
15 February 2016 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, welcomes the announcement by the Presidency Council regarding the…
New York, 12 February 2016 The Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, and the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, Jennifer Welsh, expressed…
Ambassadors and representatives from the international community – the African Union Mission in Somalia, the European Union, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda – led by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General…
Ambassadors and representatives from the international community – the African Union Mission in Somalia, the European Union, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda – led by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General…
Uniformed personnel serving the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) were today awarded medals and certificates for their distinguished service. A total of 18 uniformed personnel drawn from the military…
The Interim South West Administration (ISWA) leadership has expressed support for the 2016 electoral model that was recommended by the Federal Government of Somalia last month. “We want Somalia to move forward, to be united…
KABUL - The following is a near-verbatim transcript, edited for clarity, of a press conference on 14 February 2016 about the release of UNAMA's 2015 Annual Report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict. Participants…
KABUL - The number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan during 2015 are the highest recorded, the UN said today on the release of its 2015 Annual Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict. The annual report…
Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone calls with H.E. Mr. Fayez Serraj, Prime Minister-designate of Libya New York, 11 February 2016 -Today, the Secretary-General spoke on the telephone with the Prime Minister-designate of…