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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), Léonardo Santos Simão, is deeply concerned by current events in Niger, which indicate an…

As the clock ticks towards the scheduled departure of the United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on 31 December 2023, our troops and police from contributing countries have embarked on the crucial task of redeploying their…

How does your country’s border define you? Your nationality, the laws you abide by, the land your property resides on? For many, these exist as fundamental certainties. Yet for families living along the Cameroonian/Nigerian…

Hargeisa – Somalia-Somaliland dialogue, the conflict in Laascaanood, economic development and human rights were among the topics covered in a top United Nations official’s recent visit to Hargeisa – in addition to local…

KABUL - Latest UN update on the Human rights Situation in Afghanistan covering May and June 2023. Human Rights situation in Afghanistan: May - June 2023 update | Dari | Pashto UNAMA continues to dialogue with the de facto…

Dhusamareb – The top United Nations official for Somalia today visited Galmudug, where she met with its leadership to discuss topics including state-building, security, local democracy and the establishment of a UN office.…

The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned an attack on a UN peacekeeping patrol in the northeast Central African Republic (CAR) on Monday which left one Rwandan ‘blue helmet’ dead. The attack by unknown assailants on…

Dakar, 08 July 2023 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, was received in audience by the President of the…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and the Malian authorities have begun consultations to jointly determine the Mission's drawdown plan. Planning was discussed yesterday…

In this story series, UN Peacekeeping shows the impact of Action for Peacekeeping, which guides peace operations across 12 active missions. We are at the Ménaka market, located in northeastern Mali, which is bustling under…