Briefing the Security Council today, Margaret Vogt Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations (UN) Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (CAR) says that "there is an urgent need to restore security stability in the CAR." UNTV
Somalia has seen major changes in recent years as large parts of the country, including the capital Mogadishu, and other major cities were liberated from the once-feared al-Shabaab extremist group by Somalia's security forces, who are supported by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). AU-UN/IST
The members of the Security Council today in NY condemned in the strongest terms the attack by Misseriya elements on a convoy of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and a delegation of Ngok Dinka on Saturday (May 4), which resulted in the death of Ngok Dinka Paramount Chief Kuol Deng Kuol, an [...]
The International Crisis Group launches (ICG) its latest report on Mali. UNTV
The Syrian government is reportedly using medical care as a tactic of war, U.N. human rights investigators said today. The latest UN report into human rights abuses in the conflict says medical access is being denied on political and sectarian grounds. CH UNTV
Ban says that that the approach he was proposing to the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had a number of important elements "crucial to peacemaking in Africa'sGreat Lakesregion". UNTV
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano today delivered a statement to the Agency’s Board of Governors, where he briefed Member States on nuclear verification issues in Iran and in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. IAEA
At a UN Geneva press conference, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon emphasizes his concern about the sectarian violence in Syria as the situation in the country deteriorates and the number of refugees is nearing one million. CH UNTV
United Nations Special Adviser on the prevention of genocide, Adama Dieng calls for peace in the up-coming General Election inKenya and says he remains optimistic that disputes emanating from the elections should be resolved in the courts and not through violence. OHCHR
John Ging, Operations Director of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, briefs journalist on his recent visit to Mali. UNTV