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La Reforma, Meta, May 5, 2017. The 15 ambassadors from the UN Security Council, and the Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the UN Mission in Colombia have arrived at the Zone of Normalization (ZVTN acronyms…

Bogotá. May 4, 2017. On the first day of their visit to Colombia, the UN Security Council held a meeting with President Juan Manuel Santos, Chancellor María Ángela Holguín, Ambassador María Emma Mejía, and the post-conflict…

Bogotá May 4, 2017 – Tomorrow, May 5, the UN Mission in Colombia will have received and stored in its containers 1,000 weapons from FARC-EP combatants that are concentrated in the camps. This number corresponds to the group…

HERAT - Improving provincial government requires hiring more women, community leaders stressed at a UN-backed event in Herat this week. The event, supported by the Herat regional office of the UN Assistance Mission in…

Libya - IOM, the UN Migration Agency has found that the trip to Libya is reportedly costing more for a larger proportion of migrants from Sudan and Nigeria. In 2016, 60 percent of Nigerian respondents and 41 percent of…

Good afternoon, Today in Astana I think we have been able to witness an important promising positive step in the right direction in the process of de-escalation of the conflict. As you all know there is already a ceasefire…

The Secretary-General is encouraged by the agreement today in Astana, Kazakhstan, by guarantor countries Iran, Russia and Turkey to de-escalate violence in key areas in Syria. It will be crucial to see this agreement actually…

Bogotá May 3 / 2017 - Under the leadership of Uruguay and the United Kingdom, tonight begins the first visit to Colombia in the history of the United Nations Security Council. Elbio Roselli, Uruguayan Ambassador and President…

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag and European Union Ambassador to Lebanon Christina Lassen visited the Regional Mine Action Center (RMAC) in Nabatieh today. The visit included a briefing by Brig. Gen…

Mogadishu - The United Nations, the Federal Government of Somalia and the British embassy held a conference today in Mogadishu to collect views from key Somali stakeholders on issues ranging from security and politics to…

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator and the World Health Organization (WHO) condemn the armed attack occurring on 30 April in Sabha Medical Center in the South of Libya. While no hospital staff or patients were injured, the…

Free press advances peace and justice for all. Recognizing the crucial role of journalists, the United Nation dedicates May 3rd of every year, known as World Press Freedom Day, to honouring the work of journalists and…