WESTERN EQUATORIA - With South Sudan scheduled to hold its first post-independence elections in December, the time for preparations to ensure it is conducted peacefully and credibly is fast running out. Minimal funding has been provided to electoral institutions and legal frameworks so far and security plans and other necessary processes are still pending. “The entire international community has a stake in ensuring that the transitional period…
Mogadishu, 16 April 2026 - The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) is conducting an accredited mediation training for 18 staff, equipping them with dispute resolution skills to effectively manage challenges and disagreements encountered in their professional roles. The intensive five-day course forms part of a broader national staff capacity strengthening programme aimed at providing national staff with a foundational understanding…
La Mission multidimensionnelle intégrée des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en République centrafricaine (MINUSCA) a réitéré sa volonté à poursuivre son appui aux autorités nationales, dans le cadre des préparatifs du second tour des élections législatives et des élections partielles prévues le 26 avril prochain. Au cours de la conférence de presse de la Mission, mercredi à Bangui, le porte-parole parole par intérim de la MINUSCA, Joël Ndoli…
NEW YORK – The UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2819 (2026), extending the Libya sanctions regime and the Panel of Experts' mandate until August 2027. The resolution maintains measures against illicit petroleum exports and continues the arms embargo to bolster regional stability. The measures, first imposed in 2011 following violent repression during protests against the Qadhafi Government, were extended through the unanimous…
Erbil, 6 April 2026 – Following the successful conclusion of the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA) photo exhibition in Erbil, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq highlighted the critical link between land clearance and regional stability. Held in observance of the International Day Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, the event, organized with the support of UNMAS, showcased the resilience of the Kurdistan…
Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, allow me to begin by expressing my deepest sympathies for the civilian suffering in your country and across the wider region. The people of Bahrain, like so many across this region, have lived through weeks of violence imposed upon them and wholly undeserved. We now look to the ceasefire between the United States and Iran to help end this conflict and begin lifting the long shadow of uncertainty and fear…
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of MONUSCO, James Swan, was received on Tuesday by the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner. The meeting took place in the context of strengthening the partnership between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Nations, at a time when coordinated efforts remain essential to advancing…
USAID has handed over a variety of items to the members of the Peace and Security Council within the UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal. The donations were made to recognize the Council’s efforts to maintain…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating and the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia Francisco Caetano Jose Madeira…
In meetings over the past several days, the United Nations, African Union, Ethiopia, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States have received reassurances from…
Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Martin Kobler is deeply disturbed by reports that civilians in Benghazi’s Ganfouda’s neighbourhood continue to…
Vienna, 6 October 2016, Hofburg Congress Center “Mobilizing Youth to Build Unified Libya” Ladies and gentlemen, It is great to be here at this important event on the contributions of youth to peace and security. Just at the…
The Assistant Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. El Ghassim Wane, has underscored the need for the Government of South Sudan to avail full cooperation to UNMISS and the humanitarian communities, to enable them…
Humanitarian actors are working to improve living conditions of South Sudanese refugees crossing into Uganda. A situation report from UN Refugee agency, UNHCR says as of the last week of September, the total number of South…
Community based initiatives are needed to kick start the process of truth, justice and reconciliation in South Sudan, a Research Fellow at the University of Peace in The Hague has said. Dr. Rens Willems, Programme Leader…
FAIZABAD - Raising awareness and confidence in the Afghan legal system is the aim of a series of 12 UNAMA-backed events that kicked off in north-east Badakhshan province recently. The first event in the ‘In the Light of Law’…
The Security Council today formally chose the former Prime Minister of Portugal, António Guterres, as its nominee to be the next Secretary-General of the United Nations for a five-year term when incumbent Ban Ki-moon steps…
New York, 5 October 2016 I am delighted to announce that today the Paris Agreement will cross the second and final threshold needed for entry into force, and will enter into force on 4 November 2016. Global momentum for the…
More must be done to combat the attacks and killings of civilians in South Sudan, according to a renowned archbishop from South Sudan. Arch Bishop Daniel Deng Bul, leader of the Episcopal church of Sudan and South Sudan…