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UNITY – Javiera Ilyas has already played her part in serving the people of South Sudan in different ways. By now, she is back home with her family in Pakistan, but before leaving Bentiu, she spoke to us about her year and remarkable, multiple roles in Bentiu. “It is challenging but empowering to…

Notes to correspondents | Delivered by United Nations - African Union 1. On 12 November 2025, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, convened the Ninth African Union-United Nations Annual Conference at…

UPPER NILE – Their wait for justice lasted for years, but once a mobile court reached remote Bunj, it delivered. Their proceedings may have taken place in two temporarily erected tents, but any perceived lack of judicial fanciness mattered little to residents, fully aware of the significance of what…

Remarks by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Miroslav Jenča, on the occasion of the 9th anniversary of the Peace Agreemen

Message from the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Colombia, Miroslav Jenča, on the International Day for the Eliminatio

As part of the global commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen (OSESGY) intensified its engagement with Yemeni women and diverse social actors across the country. Through a series of…

[As delivered by Mr. Earle Courtenay Rattray, Chef de Cabinet, on behalf of the Secretary-General]

Amman, 12 November 2025 – The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded today a new round of discussions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In Riyadh, the Special Envoy met with Yemen’s Foreign Minister Shaya Al-Zindani and Presidential Leadership Council member…

As part of the global commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen (OSESGY) intensified its engagement with Yemeni women and diverse social actors across the country. Through a series of…

The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen (OSESGY) convened a new round of technical meetings in Amman from 12 to 16 October with representatives from the Government of Yemen and the Joint Forces Command in the Military Coordination Committee (MCC). Building on previous…

The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen (OSESGY) concluded a week-long field visit to Al-Ghaidha, Al-Mahra and Mukalla, Hadhramout between 16 and 24 October 2025, meeting with local authorities, representatives of political parties and components, civil society, economic…

The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen (OSESGY) convened a technical exchange in Amman on 28–29 September 2025, bringing together Yemeni and international experts in economics, justice, institutional reform, the judiciary, civil society, human rights, and academic…