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Good Afternoon, Mr. President. I would like to thank you and your team for the warm welcome that you have extended to us today. Mr. President, you and I have seen each other of many video screens and we have met before in…

KABUL - The inclusion of women in peace negotiations and other decision-making processes has been the focus of a series of discussions currently taking place across Afghanistan, marking ‘Global Open Days’. Hundreds of women…

Mogadishu – As Somalia crosses its 30 th anniversary since the outbreak its civil war, senior United Nations officials today paid tribute to the courage and resilience of Somali citizens who have persevered through some of…

SPEAKERS James Swan, UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) Adam Abdelmoula, UN Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Somalia /…

Garowe – The process of registering, tracking and recording gender-based violence (GBV) cases in Somalia’s northern Federal Member State of Puntland is expected to improve following the launch today of a United Nations-backed…

Garowe – A delegation of senior United Nations representatives today visited the Federal Member State (FMS) of Puntland, in Somalia’s north-east, to meet with its leadership on the provision of support. “We’ve come to discuss…

Dhusamareb – Continuing a series of meetings with the leaders of Somalia’s Federal Member States, a delegation of United Nations officials today visited Galmudug to discuss with its leadership how the world body can best…

The top UN official in the Central African Republic (CAR) appealed to the Security Council on Thursday for more peacekeepers and equipment amid escalating violence surrounding elections last month. Mankeur Ndiaye, head of the…

Last December, a first contingent of the armed forces of the United Kingdom arrived in Mali to support and strengthen the contribution of MINUSMA to the protection of civilians in the Gao region. As a permanent member of the…

KANDAHAR – Peace remains the foremost priority for Afghanistan stressed participants during a series of UN-backed discussions and events held in the country’s south. Throughout 2020, community leaders from across the southern…