GENEVA / TRIPOLI (4 September 2014) – Serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law are taking place in the Libyan cities of Tripoli and Benghazi with dire consequences for civilians and civilian…
I just had a good meeting with Prime Minister Tamam Salam. We discussed the security situation in the country, international efforts to support Lebanon and the latest political developments. I expressed the solidary of the…
Beirut, Lebanon 29 August 2014 A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed today, between the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the World Food Programme (WFP)…
KABUL - A senior official from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Nicholas Haysom, met today with an Afghan parliamentarian, Baktash Siawash, to receive a petition protesting the firing of rockets…
Nairobi – Delivered by Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi I would like to express my appreciation to His Excellency Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno, the Chairperson of the Peace…
Delivered by Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi Nairobi - I would like to express my appreciation to His Excellency Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno, the Chairperson of the Peace…
Dakar, 2 September 2014 - Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary- General for West Africa (SRSG) convened yesterday a meeting of the regional UN team based in Dakar to review developments in…
Dakar, 2 September 2014 - Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary- General for West Africa (SRSG) convened yesterday a meeting of the regional UN team based in Dakar to review developments in…
Dakar, 2 September 2014 - Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary- General for West Africa (SRSG) convened yesterday a meeting of the regional UN team based in Dakar to review developments in…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the deliberate killing of 12 civilians in the western province of Farah.On 30 August, a group of Taliban deliberately shot 16 labourers…
KABUL - The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, Ján Kubiš, met today with the two presidential candidates, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai.He…
KABUL - Even as the comprehensive audit of the presidential run-off approaches completion, the United Nations is continuing to respond to new technical issues and concerns when raised by the presidential campaigns. This is…