Mogadishu - Somalis today marked the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict with a call for the swift enactment of the Sexual Offences Bill that was recently tabled in the federal parliament. The…
PRESS STATEMENT 10/2017 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating paid tribute to the victims and survivors of sexual violence in the country as part of today’s worldwide…
PRESS STATEMENT 10/2017 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating paid tribute to the victims and survivors of sexual violence in the country as part of today’s worldwide…
AYBAK - Stronger bonds must be forged between government offices and the private sector to see sustained economic growth, said panellists at a UN-backed symposium held in the capital of the northern province of Samangan last…
Mogadishu - The United Kingdom has announced an additional aid package of 60 million British pounds (about $77 million) to Somalia to help tackle the current humanitarian crisis caused by the prolonged drought. The…
NICOSIA, 16 June 2017 - The Special Adviser of the Secretary-General (SASG) on Cyprus, Mr. Espen Barth Eide, met today with the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, in Nicosia. SASG Eide met with the Turkish Cypriot…
NICOSIA, 15 June 2017 - The Special Adviser of the Secretary-General (SASG) on Cyprus, Mr. Espen Barth Eide, met today with the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Mustafa Akıncı, in Nicosia. SASG Eide is scheduled to meet with the…
“I condemn yesterday’s shooting and stabbing attack by Palestinian assailants in the vicinity of the Old City of Jerusalem in which one Israeli Border Police officer was killed and at least four others, including civilians…
(Bogotá, June 16, 2017). The second phase of the laying down of Individual weapons by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC -EP), that began last Tuesday in La Elvira, in the department of Cauca…
The Special Envoy for Syria wishes to announce he will convene a seventh round of the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva. The target date for arrival of invitees is 9 July, with the round beginning on 10 July. He intends to convene…
The members of the International Support Group (ISG) for Lebanon welcome today's agreement of a new electoral framework. The ISG sees this as a further step towards the reactivation of Lebanon's institutions of state and the…
Baidoa - Hundreds of children in the South West state of Somalia joined other youths across the continent in marking the Day of the African Child amid guarantees from the government that their rights will be protected. The…