Rocrocdong – Climate shocks have costs beyond their direct visible impact as it is the case in places such as Bentiu, where flooding has forced communities to abandon their now-submerged villages and find what is likely to be permanent sanctuary in specially protected areas. In Western Bahr El Ghazal, increased deforestation had a more indirect impact, forcing cattle keepers to explore new routes during the migration season, with their journeys…
Bogotá, 6 March 2026. The Government of Japan announced a contribution of USD 4.5 million to support mine action efforts in Colombia through the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS). This support will help strengthen the country’s institutional and operational capacities to address contamination from anti-personnel mines and other explosive devices in areas most affected by the armed conflict. The cooperation was formalized during a note…
New York / Brussels, 23 April 2026 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Sudan has received new funding from the European Commission’s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) to support mine action activities aimed at improving civilian safety, humanitarian access, and early recovery in conflict-affected areas of Sudan. The €3 million contribution will support the implementation of the 18-month project “Rebuilding Sudan: Mine…
Today, Special Representative of the Secretary General, Hanna Tetteh, briefed the UN Security Council on the latest developments in Libya from Tripoli.
22 April 2026 – As part of his continuing regional engagements, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded today a visit to Muscat, where he met with senior Omani officials to discuss the way forward for Yemen’s peace process amid evolving regional dynamics. The Special Envoy highlighted Oman’s crucial role in supporting dialogue and underscored the importance of regional support for the UN mediation process. The Special Envoy also…
TRIPOLI – For their third session: members of the Structured Dialogue’s Governance Track met for four days during April 13-16 to develop recommendations on unifying and strengthening the governance framework in Libya and identifying a path to inclusive elections. Members discussed ways to strengthen the constitutional and executive governance to overcome the current political bottleneck as well as local governance. Deputy Special Representative…
UNITY – Nyaluda Tut was detained for 15 days after being accused of theft and says she was tortured while in custody. The 26-year-old feels that her life has been saved after her case was dismissed by a mobile court held in Leer, southern Unity State. “Access to justice is vital for vulnerable people,” shares Nyaluda. “I encourage other women to report their cases and seek legal aid because too many suffer in silence and fear.” She is one of…
KABUL - UNAMA and the international community reconfirm their commitment to work with the Afghan Government and the Afghan people to promote principles of a democratic state including rule of law, good governance, political…
KABUL - Parties to the armed conflict in Afghanistan should escalate their efforts to protect Afghan civilians in 2011, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and Mine Action Coordination Centre for Afghanistan (MACCA) condemn in strongest terms the brutal killing of four deminers from the Demining Agency for…
KANDAHAR - Hundreds of widows at the Kandahar Women Affairs Department (DoWA) recited the Holy Quran and prayed together for peace at an event jointly organized by the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA)…
Bissau, 2 September 2011 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, Joseph Mutaboba, today urged all Bissau-Guineans, including representatives of all political parties to actively engage in…
Bukavu, 26 August 2011 – To help with the registration process of candidates for the upcoming presidential and legislative elections, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO)…
1 Sep 2011 - The United Nations is working on the organization of an international meeting in New York to mobilize support for the Security Sector Reform (SSR) in Guinea-Bissau, the Chair of the Guinea-Bissau configuration of…
Photo: Tahina Andriamamonjitianasoa/MONUSCO "How to encourage women candidates to take part in the upcoming elections." Such was the starting point of the latest bi-monthly consultation meeting between political parties and…
More than 600 households have been affected by floods, including 7 schools which were partially destroyed and most of the latrines have been completely washed away in a North Darfur town. UNAMID participated in an interagency…
Naqoura, Lebanon - The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today paid tribute to the UN staff members who were killed and those injured in the bombing of UN offices in Nigeria. Head of Mission and Force Commander Major…
Aru, 22 August 2011 – The territory of Aru, some 300 km northeast of Bunia, near Uganda's western border, in Province Orientale, was the venue for meetings between staff members of the Public Information Division of the…
31 August 2011 - At the invitation of the Government of China, UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR) and Joint Chief Mediator a. i., Professor Ibrahim Gambari, started on 28 August 2011 a three-day visit to Beijing to…