Press Releases

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 11-13 October 2013, UNRCCA together with other UN entities and with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan organized the second diplomatic mini-football tournament for the “UN…

Juba, 9 October 2013 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Ms. Hilde F. Johnson, concluded yesterday a two-day visit to…

Sisters Nana and Zakia, from Abu Shouk, North Darfur, both were married underage and are currently farming with no chances to join the school. Photo by Albert González Farran. Empowering girls, ensuring their human rights and…

Dakar, 7 October 2013- The Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Sahel, Mr Romano Prodi, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit, concluded a 2-day joint visit in West…

Dakar, 7 October 2013- The Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Sahel, Mr Romano Prodi, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit, concluded a 2-day joint visit in West…

I just had a very good meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. We discussed the latest developments in Lebanon and the region. I briefed Speaker Berri on the inaugural meeting of the International Support Group for…

Juba, 3 October 2013 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in support of the National Prisons Service of South Sudan (NPSSS) has embarked on a one-year training program for South Sudanese national prisons…

Tripoli, 1 October 2013 – A report is issued jointly by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in implementation of UNSMIL’s mandate of assisting Libyans in…

An elder woman peels groundnuts at the market in El Fasher, North Darfur. Photo by Albert González Farran, UNAMID The global community has reached a critical moment in our collective efforts to address poverty and usher in a…