Mogadishu – The Steering Committee on Somalia’s National Action Plan on Sexual Violence in Conflict held a meeting chaired by the Minister for Women and Human Rights Development and co-chaired and hosted by UNSOM in Villa…
KABUL - To help encourage debate on the critical role of women in developing peace and strengthening security in the country, UNAMA this week commenced a series of Afghan-wide events as part of the UN’s Global Open Days…
GARDEZ - The restoration of peace is not only up to the government but is the responsibility of every Afghan citizen, according to participants at a UNAMA-supported meeting in Gardez. Around 100 people, including community…
KABUL - United Nations envoy Nicholas Haysom and Afghan Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi held a press conference with several ministers and key government officials to present the outcomes of the recent Senior Officials Meeting…
KABUL - Below is the near-verbatim transcript of comments made by Nicholas Haysom, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, at the press conference for the Senior Officials Meeting. 7_september_2015…
KABUL - Delegates from key donor states and organizations met in Kabul today at a high-level meeting to review Afghanistan’s reform vision and progress towards realizing self-reliance. Nicholas Haysom, the head of the United…
KABUL - Below is the near-verbatim transcript of comments made by Nicholas Haysom, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, at the opening of the Senior Officials Meeting. More
Transcript of a media stakeout by Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Mr. Bernardino León, at the Political Dialogue round in…
Libyan political dialogue convened on 03-04 September 2015 at the UN Office at Geneva to advance the process to bring an end to Libya's political and military conflict. Over two days, SRSG for Libya Bernardino Leon held a…
KABUL - In the last of a series of three meetings to examine the role of United Nations entities in Afghanistan, senior Government and UN officials, along with representatives from the international donor community, met in…
Today we heard a briefing of Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag and discussed the situation in that country. Some media in Lebanon reported that this is an emergency meeting of the Security Council. It is not an…
New York - Today’s meeting was co-chaired by H.E. Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Iyad Ameen Madani…