Bujumbura, 19 October 2014 - The UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit, visited Bujumbura on 17 October as part of his regional tour since his appointment last July. Mr. Djinnit met with President Pierre…
Mogadishu – The United Nations Somalia Mission (UNSOM) facilitated the first-ever awareness raising seminar for Somali lawmakers to increase their understanding of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea…
17 October 2014 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is proposing a cessation of military operations in the areas of Kikla and Qala in western Libya for at least four days, effective at 00:00 on 18 October…
1- "As you may know we have had two meetings already, one in Ghedames where both parties agreed to start a political process, and the recent one in Tripoli. It was the first time after weeks and even months of confrontation…
Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 16 October 2014 Statement of UN Special Representative for Syria Staffan de Mistura following meeting with Prime Minister Tamam Salam: Good morning, Salamat, I have been visiting the region as you…
Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, condemned last night’s bomb attack outside a popular restaurant in Mogadishu resulting in the death and injury of many…
Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, condemned last night’s bomb attack outside a popular restaurant in Mogadishu resulting in the death and injury of many…
Dodoma (Tanzania), 16 October 2014 - UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy Said Djinnit completed a two day visit to Tanzania in continuation of familiarization visits to signatory countries of the Peace, Security and…
On 7 October, a group of gunmen stormed and vandalized the Karamanli Mosque, one of Tripoli’s most famous and beautiful mosques built by Ahmed Paschia in 1738. Ceramic tiles and marble decorations in the interior of the…
KABUL - Afghan women displayed handcrafts and other goods at a United Nations-backed exhibition that drew several hundred people in the country’s capital city of Kabul. The three-day exhibition, funded by the UN and organized…
KABUL - More than 100 Afghans attended a two-day conference in Mazar-e Sharif, the capital city of Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh, to discuss ways to improve law enforcement and justice mechanisms at local and…
Garowe - The Federal Government of Somalia and Puntland State of Somalia signed an agreement today to resume relations and work together on peace and state-building priorities. High-ranking officials from the United Nations…