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Libya Hannah Tetteh, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) , told the Security Council this morning that the Smaller Convening Agreement and the…

Great Lakes region This morning, the Security Council heard a briefing from the Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Huang Xia. He said that diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict in eastern Congo…

Colombia This morning, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, Miroslav Jenča, briefed the Security Council on the situation in the country. He…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned a Houthi missile attack on Riyadh’s main airport that Saudi authorities say killed 12 people and wounded more than 300. In a short statement issued late on Saturday, he said…

A brief roundup of United Nations political and peacebuilding events and developments globally. Grundberg calls for renewed political engagement as fighting escalates in Yemen On 9 October, Special Envoy of the Secretary…

Yemen This morning, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen , Hans Grundberg, briefed the Security Council, warning that Yemen had returned to full-scale war, with fighting intensifying across multiple frontlines…

On 9 October, the Security Council met to discuss the situation in Yemen. “In the past few weeks, Yemen has slid back into full-scale war, with hostilities spreading across multiple frontlines,” said Hans Grundberg, Special…

Yemen We once again reiterate our strong condemnation of the continued Houthi cross-border attacks against Saudi Arabia, including their recent attacks against the Abha International Airport and King Khalid International…

Three years after Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups attacked Israel, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said nothing can justify the atrocities of 7 October – calling for an end to the suffering of Israelis and…

From 21 to 23 September, representatives from across the Horn of Africa gathered in Nairobi for a three-day workshop aimed at strengthening regional capacity to monitor, analyse and address hate speech and disinformation. The…

A brief roundup of United Nations political and peacebuilding events and developments globally. Alakbarov warns settlement expansion threatens prospects for a two-State solution On 28 September, Acting UN Special Coordinator…

The UN is continuing efforts to support Palestinians in Gaza amid major challenges to humanitarian access, reconstruction and the restoration of essential services, according to Ramiz Alakbarov, Acting UN Special Coordinator…