During the COP29, UNOWAS, in collaboration with its partners, organized two important meetings to raise awareness and to mobilize public and private players on the impact of climate change on peace and security in West Africa…
Ahead of the eighth anniversary of the Colombian Peace Agreement later this month, the exhibition ‘Seeds of Peace’ gathers the photographs taken by peace signatories, their families and community members, showing their…
On 19 and 20 November, UNOAU participated in and supported the AU Policy Forum on Regional Approaches to Dealing with Armed Groups in the Sahel, which was organized jointly by the AU, the Bonn International Center for…
Baidoa – Aden Sheikh Issack has a small allotment on an eight-acre communal farm in Barwaqo, a small settlement of internally displaced people (IDPs) on the outskirts of Baidoa in Somalia’s Bay region. He fled there when the…
19 November 2024 Today, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the Special Coordinator for Lebanon, briefed the United Nations Security Council, alongside Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix. The…
19 November 2024 Today, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the Special Coordinator for Lebanon, briefed the United Nations Security Council, alongside Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix. The…
Madam President, Excellencies, Members of the Security Council, Thank you for convening this ministerial meeting on the Situation in the Middle East. After over a year of horrific war and bloodshed, the region is at a grim…
Madam President, Excellencies, Members of the Security Council, Thank you for convening this ministerial meeting on the Situation in the Middle East. After over a year of horrific war and bloodshed, the region is at a grim…
From 12 to 18 November, UNOAU supported the assessment of the Sierra Leone Formed Police Unit (FPU-6), expected to deploy to the AU Transition Mission (ATMIS) on rotation. UNOAU joined the Formed Police Assessment Team (FPAT)…
TRIPOLI – 17 November – Thirty-five young men and women from across Libya joined experts from UNSMIL’s Human Rights Section on Tuesday to learn about human rights monitoring and reporting and exchange ideas on how to overcome…
Tripoli – The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Acting Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Stephanie Koury, along with the UNDP Resident Representative, Sophie Kemkhadze…
Dakar, 15 November 2024 - On the eve of the legislative elections, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão…