Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag strongly condemned this evening the heinous attack in the suburb of Burj al-Barajneh, causing a number of fatalities and serious injuries.The Special Coordinator expressed her…
Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 12 November 2015 UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag strongly condemned this evening the heinous attack in the suburb of Burj al-Barajneh, causing a number of fatalities and serious…
On 10 November 2015, Libyan women participants in the Libyan Women Action Plan for Peace presented their unified vision to the international community at a conference at the United Nations Palais des Nations in Geneva. The…
Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 12 November 2015 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Sigrid Kaag, met with the Grand Mufti of Lebanon, Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian. Discussions covered the political developments and the…
11 November 2015 - The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Ali Al-Za’tari, welcomes the release of two Libyan humanitarian workers affiliated with aid agencies and expresses gratitude to all those who assisted…
The United Nations celebrated on 31 October, the 15th anniversary of the adoption of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on “Women, Peace and Security”. Through Resolution 2242 (2015), adopted unanimously during a high…
ALMATY, Kazakhstan – A roundtable “Advancing Regional Dialogue on the efficient application of International Law in the management of Water Resources as a Factor for Strengthening Cooperation and Stability in Central Asia”…
JALALABAD - Afghan political leaders and civil society representatives joined with United Nations officials in Jalalabad on the occasion of the UN’s 70 anniversary to mark the strong and enduring partnership between…
The Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, voices sadness at the death of Dr. Abdel Karim Al-Iryani who died today in a hospital in Frankfurt. Dr. Al-Iryani served previously as Yemen’s…
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 12 November, Mr. Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), participated in a video…
KABUL - A special edition of the UN Afghanistan Quarterly, focusing on the UN’s partnership with the country is now available online. The eight-page newspaper provides coverage of UN70 events in Afghanistan and around the…