The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, concluded a working visit to Togo on Saturday, 18 April 2026, as part of UNOWAS’ continued engagement to support countries in the subregion in their efforts to consolidate peace and security. During his visit, the Special Representative was received in audience by His Excellency Faure Essozimna…

RSCE and UNDSS hosted 23 mental health professionals who fully completed the UNDSS Certification Programme.

Amman, 21 April 2026 - The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen (OSESGY) convened a new round of technical meetings in Amman from 19 to 20 April within the framework of the Military Coordination Committee (MCC). Building on the previous meetings with MCC representatives from the Government of Yemen and the Joint Forces Command, this meeting brought together MCC representatives from Riyadh and Sana’a. The participants…

Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific Khaled Khiari Remarks to the Security Council on Ukraine New York, 20 April 2026 Madam President, Since we last briefed this Council on developments in Ukraine, we have seen an alarming escalation of fighting, while there was no significant diplomatic progress. Russian attacks continue to intensify, with mounting civilian casualties and devastation across…

The International Moral Guarantors on the implementation of the Agreement for National Unity (ANU) signed between the Government of Sierra Leone and the All People’s Congress (APC) party on 18 October 2023 undertook a third assessment mission to Sierra Leone from 13 to 20 April 2026 to assess the implementation status of the Agreement for National Unity and the recommendations of the Tripartite Committee’s Report, with a view to ensuring the…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of MONUSCO, Mr. James Swan, began his first field visit to eastern DRC on Monday in Beni since taking office. The first day of the visit focused on assessing the security situation in the Grand Nord, reviewing efforts to protect civilians, and strengthening dialogue with provincial authorities. Upon arrival in Beni, Mr. Swan and his…

TRIPOLI – Civil society organizations and community leaders across Libya are encouraged to use the Structured Dialogue thematic toolkits for public consultations. The toolkits cover the four themes of the Structured Dialogue to enable community discussions on key issues, collate recommendations and feed them back into UNSMIL for consideration in the process. To ensure that as many people as possible can engage in the Structured Dialogue…

A training organized by the Child Protection Section of MONUSCO, notably in partnership with UNICEF.

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan

Dear friends, Today we celebrate a language that connects shores, preserves memories and brings worlds together. The Spanish language carries with it centuries of history, immense cultural richness and the voice of hundreds of millions of people. In its words live poetry and everyday life. Memory and imagination. The struggle for dignity and the hope for a better future. At the United Nations, Spanish is a living expression of multilingualism…