- Climate, Peace and Security 01
AU convenes meeting on 2026 Theme of the Year on Water and Sanitation
On 6 February, the African Union convened a hybrid meeting on the 2026 AU Theme of the Year, Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063. The meeting brought…
- Disarmament, Demobilization, Reintegration
UNOAU participates in regional dialogue on weapons and ammunition management in West Africa and the Sahel
From 4 to 5 February 2026, the United Nations Office to the African Union participated in a UNDP and Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre regional dialogue on weapons and ammunition management in the context…
Pastoralists and host communities in Mundri are resolving grievances through words not war
MUNDRI - In Mundri West, the changing seasons bring cattle — and with them, both opportunity and uncertainty. Each year, pastoralists migrate in search of water and grazing land. But as herds move across farmland and fishing…
- Governance
Speech of the SRSG – Presentation of the “National Pact for Stability and the Organization of Elections”
Mr. Prime Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen, Representatives of Political Parties, Ladies and Gentlemen of Civil Society, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I feel deeply honored to represent the Secretary-General at this…
UN Business Seminar - 5 February 2026
Mogadishu - The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) invites interested Somali companies to participate in the UN Business Seminar on 5 February 2026 in Mogadishu. The Seminar aims to sensitise companies to UN…
UNSOS partners with Somali National University to train students in waste management
Mogadishu – A group of students from Somali National University (SNU) took part in a study visit to the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) waste management yard and the wastewater treatment plant in Mogadishu…
UNSOS seminar equips 65 Somali entrepreneurs to do business with the United Nations
Mogadishu — Sixty-five Somali entrepreneurs took part in the first UN Business Seminar of 2026, a high-impact initiative aimed at opening United Nations procurement opportunities to local businesses. Organised by the Somali…
PHOTO STORY: A Day in the Life of Explosive Detection Dogs in Mogadishu
Mogadishu, 8 February 2026. As dawn breaks over Mogadishu, two four-legged professionals are already preparing for another day of service, their noses tuned to dangers invisible to the human eye. Thelma, a five-year-old…
UNSOS reinforces AUSSOM frontline support with kitchen management and diesel operator specialised training
Mogadishu, 09 February 2026 – Operational readiness depends not only on troops in the field, but on the systems that sustain them. This week, the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) reinforced that foundation by…
Ethiopian peacekeeper Tigist Ferede keeps the wheels of peace in motion in Western Equatoria
YAMBIO - Ethiopian peacekeeper, Tigist Ferede, is serving her country and the United Nations with pride. The 46-year-old is not on the frontline of patrols but is helping to keep peacekeepers safe and ready for every…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk addresses Human Rights Council on Afghanistan
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Thursday told the Human Rights Council in Geneva today: “ Afghanistan is a graveyard for human rights. The cascade of edicts and laws announced by the de facto…
UNIFIL donates vehicles, IT equipment to Lebanon’s security entities
As part of UNIFIL’s continued support to Lebanon’s security institutions in extending state authority in south Lebanon, the UN mission handed over this week a number of vehicles and information technology (IT) equipment to…