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19 March 2015 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemns the military attack the morning of Thursday 19 March 2015 on Mitiga Airport in Tripoli. This latest attack is risking sparking an escalation that…

UNSMIL Condemns Attacks on Airports, Urges Military De-escalation and Focus on Combating Terrorism

KABUL - UNAMA released a report today titled “The Stolen Lands of Afghanistan and its People: The State Land Distribution System.” The report, the second in a series of three, was prepared by the mission’s Rule of Law…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, welcomed firm commitments made by Somalia’s Federal and regional leaders to meet key Vision 2016 deadlines to complete…

18 March 2015 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the latest military attack on Zintan airport. Coming against the backdrop of repeated United Nations and international community calls for…

18 March 2014 - Twenty four electoral staff from Libya and Tunisia have completed a BRIDGE “Train the Facilitator” course administered by the UN Electoral Support Team to Libya, including members of UNSMIL and the United…

The United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel is built around three broad areas of support formulated as strategic goals and organized according to key themes. The strategic goals are aimed at supporting and…

Mr. Petko Draganov (Bulgaria, 2015–2017) Petko Draganov of Bulgaria served as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy…

NEW YORK - Speaking on the day the mission’s mandate was renewed for another 12 months, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysom , briefed the Security Council today on…

KUNAR - More than 30 women’s rights activists from Kunar province received training on Afghan laws relating to violence against women, as well as judicial procedures and mechanisms in order to help victims of violence get…