The African Union Peace and Security Council held an open session on the impact of climate change on island states in Africa on September 10, 2019 at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa. Mr. Gerald Mitchell, Deputy…
(NCLW, United Nations) - The Government of Lebanon has today endorsed, the country’s first National Action Plan (NAP) on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, offering a comprehensive national…
TRIPOLI, 12 September 2019 – In an UNSMIL-organized seminar to counter hate speech, incitement, and disinformation in Libya media, participants agreed on a set of governing principles to promote ethical journalism and…
HERAT – Participants of a UN-backed television programme in the western province of Herat have added their voice to calls for an end to the conflict and the continuing harm combatants inflict upon civilians across the country…
Nairobi, 11 September 2019 - The 25 th meeting of the Technical Support Committee of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework agreement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes region took place…
Earlier this morning, Ms. Sori-Coulibaly met with the President of the Republic, Mr. José Mário Vaz. In a media stakeout after the visit, the Representative told journalists she had the honor of discussing the mission’s…
Bintou Keita, Assistant Secretary-General for the Department of Peacekeeping Affairs and Department of Peacekeeping Operations, commended the West African nation for “the successful holding of the legislative elections on 10…
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan. Yamamoto highlighted key developments around peace efforts…
Ms. Rosine H. Sori-Coulibaly, of Burkina Faso, arrived in Bissau on 5 September 2019 as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau and the Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office…
Members of the Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC) held their sixth joint meeting on 8 and 9 September 2019 onboard the UN-flagged vessel in the open waters off Hudaydah. RCC Co-chair General Ali Al Mushiki with Acting…
Before being destroyed, the drugs were re-tested in the presence of National and international dignitaries, including members of the Diplomatic Corp, UN officials, INTERPOL and the media. In her remarks at the event, Filomena…