News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Amman,15 October 2025- The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded today a visit to Riyadh, where he met with the Saudi Ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed Al Jaber, the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed Al Zaabi, as well as ambassadors of the five permanent members of the…

The Secretary-General is gravely concerned by the continued public accusations made by the Houthis, including on 16 October by their leadership, against United Nations personnel in Yemen. He categorically rejects all such accusations. The Secretary-General stands in solidarity with UN personnel in…

Amman, 3 November 2025 - The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded a visit in Oman and Bahrain, as part of his ongoing efforts to engage the parties to the conflict and the region to advance a negotiated political settlement in Yemen. From 27 to 30 October, he held discussions in…

BOR – Suffering from a polio-like condition, Grace Kuei has been unable to walk since the age of five. She recalls her mother’s daily efforts to carry her to and from school. Mobility and having easy access to public spaces and services remain significant issues, but Grace, who these days enjoys the…

WARRAP - People in Tonj South still remember what previous disarmament operations felt like. Such as in 2021 when, during a similar initiative in neighboring Tonj East, violent conflict erupted between military and civilians, resulting in hundreds of people losing their lives. With that relatively…

With the support of BINUH, the penal chain monitoring committee brought together some thirty key actors in the penal chain to discuss the problems and blockages at the root of the high rate of prolonged pre-trial detention and propose concrete solutions. During this meeting held at BINUH, on…

Statement of DSRSG Shin to the Security Council on 21 October, 2025.

On a foggy, cold morning on Friday, 12 November 1999, a plane with people from around the world, primarily international humanitarian and aid workers, arrived from Rome to Pristina on Flight 3275. Their mission was to support relief operations in Kosovo – still reeling from conflict. Tragically, the…

Twenty-five years ago, on 31 October 2000, a momentous shift took place in the way peace processes are undertaken. The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security was adopted, bringing with it an impetus to include women in every step of the UN’s peace and security…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Peter N. Due of Denmark as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). Mr. Due succeeds Caroline Ziadeh of Lebanon, to whom the Secretary-General…

JUBA - Flying into Juba, South Sudan, is challenging at the best of times, with only a few airlines prepared to operate in the conflict-affected country and critical infrastructure, including the international airport, still devastated by war. To improve aviation safety and help attract major…

BUNJ/JUBA, 18 November 2025 – A mobile court in Bunj, Maban county, Upper Nile state has successfully concluded its proceedings today, with decisions on 28 serious criminal cases, including murder and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). The court convicted 23 people; while 12 were acquitted, or…