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The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF, condemns the despicable terrorist attack perpetrated on Friday night…

International community efforts to facilitate an inclusive dialogue for the peace and reconciliation process in the Central African Republic (CAR) remain on course – with consultations between the visiting AU-ECCAS-UN-EU…

On the second day of their joint visit to the Central African Republic (CAR), a delegation from the African Union (AU), Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) held…

KABUL - For many communities across Afghanistan, peace efforts are as much about their grassroots initiatives as they are about high-level negotiations. With support to peace efforts laying at the heart of UNAMA’s work, the…

New York –In a press statement released Friday night, the 15 members of the council commended the country’s leaders for putting first “Somalia’s stability, security and development, and the best interests of the Somali people…

Over the past year, to be a United Nations peacekeeper in the field has meant adopting new levels of flexibility and resilience in the face of evolving challenges. A hard job has become even harder. As this global pandemic…

KANDAHAR - The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Afghanistan, Mette Knudsen, visited Kandahar this week to assess the situation in the region, discuss peace efforts and humanitarian…

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers honors the more than one million women and men who have served on the frontlines of conflict and the more than 4,000 who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Their…

The Members of the Security Council strongly condemned the arrest of the transitional President of the Republic, Prime Minister and other officials by elements of the Defence and Security forces in Mali on 24 May 2021. They…

New York – The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan, will brief today the Security Council meeting on the latest developments in the country. The meeting will start at 5:00 p.m. (Mogadishu…