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…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, on 6 October visited the Israeli Embassy in Nicosia, where she signed a condolence book for Israeli statesman Shimon…
Geneva, 6 October 2016 SdeM: I am here with my friend and colleague Jan Egeland, because we have just ended an important, in our opinion, Humanitarian Task Force meeting, so will first elaborate, at length actually, about…
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating has welcomed the progress made by the Interim South West State Administration (ISWA) in preparing for the electoral…
Somali women leaders have called for a stop to politicization of the 30 percent gender rule. Campaigners for greater representation of women in Somalia’s Parliament have stepped up their efforts in a bid to counter the…
The Director of the Women’s Empowerment at the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Maghda El-Sinnousi visited the city of Tobruk in eastern Libya, yesterday to meet with female House of Representatives members -…
BRUSSELS - The following are remarks by the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, at the opening session of the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan. Your Excellency Mr. Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, Your…
BRUSSELS – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been awarded Afghanistan’s highest civilian honor. President Ashraf Ghani presented Mr. Ban with the State Order of Ghazi Amir Amanullah Khan, yesterday in Brussels. The medal…
New York, 4 October 2016 [as delivered] It is a pleasure for me to be here today discussing the important issue of youth leadership in peace and security. We have so much to learn from being more inclusive vis-à-vis young…
Lebanon is online and mobile. The amount of people accessing the internet through handheld devices has grown as the infrastructure for mobile communication advances. In 2014 UNdata estimated nearly 75% of Lebanese people have…
On 04 October, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Zahir Tanin, and his Deputy, Mr. Christopher Coleman, visited Istog/Istok Municipality and met with the Mayor, Mr. Haki Rugova and other senior municipal…
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Tuesday handed over scholastic materials for pupils of Sindru Primary School in Lobonok, Juba. The items, including 150 school bags, UNMISS branded T-shirts, 750 exercise…
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the multiple terrorist attacks that occurred on 3 October 2016 against the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA…