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Dakar, 26 November 2023 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, condemns the attempted overnight forcible…

In line with its strategic objective to support regional efforts to enhance democratic governance, the respect for the rule of law and human rights, UNOWAS hosted on 20 November, a Virtual Seminar of the West African Bar…

As MINUSMA inches closer to its withdrawal from Mali by 31st December 2023 in line with UN Security resolution 2690, it is important to acknowledge the significant contributions of the Nepal Explosive Ordnance Disposal…

Mogadishu – Wrapping up her second visit to the Horn of Africa country, the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Somalia today highlighted the interlinkages of human rights and other developments in the…

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New York – Following the Secretary-General’s strategic review of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), the Security Council today extended until 31 October 2024 the Mission’s mandate and tasks, as set out…

Mogadishu – Marking the recent United Nations Day, the world body’s top officials in Somalia today reaffirmed its support for the Somali government and people as the country continues with its state- and peacebuilding efforts…

Bamako, October 22, 2023 - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has completed its accelerated withdrawal from its Tessalit base in the Kidal region of northern Mali, in an…

New York – Briefing Ambassadors in New York, UN Special Representative for Somalia Catriona Laing, described the country as being at a critical juncture. “Last year, we saw the largest increase in civilian casualties since…

As part of the drawdown of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), we have chosen the upcoming closure of the Kidal camp to address a major concern: what to do with…