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25 February 2015 – Following recent political and security developments, particularly the terrorist bombings in the City of Al-Qubbah and the decision of the House of Representatives to suspend its participation in the political dialogue, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is…

Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, 24 February 2015 Following media reports regarding links between the United Nations and an Organisation calling itself 'the International Human Rights Commission', the United Nations in Lebanon would like to reconfirm that this Organisation is not part of or affiliated with…

Beirut, Lebanon Monday, 23 February 2015 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Sigrid Kaag, met today with the Minister of Justice, Ashraf Rifi, and with the Minister of Industry, Hussein Hajj-Hassan respectively. In both separate meetings, discussions focused on the importance of…

New York, 20 February 2015 - The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the bomb attack in al-Qubbah in Libya on 20 February, claimed by an affiliate of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ Da’esh), resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries. The members of the Security…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), Mohamed Ibn Chambas...

Dakar, 19 February 2015 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, will visit Guinea-Bissau from 19 to 20 February 2015. Available in and

Dakar, 19 February 2015 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, will visit Guinea-Bissau from 19 to 20 February 2015. Available in and

UNOWA – Dakar, le 25 Février 2010 - The Heads of United Nations Peace Missions in West Africa held their XVIIIth High-level meeting on 25 February 2010 in Dakar, under the Chairmanship of Said Djinnit, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for West Africa (UNOWA). The meeting was…

Abidjan, le 24 April 2012 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa, Said Djinnit met on Wednesday in Abidjan with Mr Alassane Ouattara, President of Côte d’Ivoire and President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). They exchanged on the evolution of…

Dakar, 23 April 2013 – The Commission on demarcation of the border between Cameroon and Nigeria will hold its thirty-first (31st) Session in Yaoundé, Cameroon on 25 and 26 April 2013. The Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission is composed of official delegations from Cameroon and Nigeria. It is chaired…