Morocco supports designation of de Mistura as U.N. Personal Envoy for Sahara
Morocco welcomed the nomination of Staffan de Mistura as Western Sahara Special Envoy. De Mistura’s appointment is set to be announced in the coming hours, […]
António Guterres
Burundi: The UN Security Council decided to remove the country from its political agenda
In a decision adopted on Friday 4 December, the UN Security Council decided to remove Burundi from its political agenda. A decision that comes shortly […]
UN chief warns Polisario against provocations in Morocco-Mauritania border crossing
Some 50 Polisario members have once again disrupted the flow of commercial traffic between Morocco and Mauritania in the border crossing of Guergarat triggering a […]
Mali: President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigns, International Community reacts
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced on Tuesday night his resignation and the dissolution of Parliament following his arrest earlier in the day by mutinous […]
Guterres: Security Council’s African alliances ‘needed and appreciated more than ever’
The Security Council’s strong engagement with its Member States, partner organizations and institutions in conflict prevention efforts on the African continent is needed “more than […]
Representatives of 150 governments gather in Marrakesh to adopt UN migration pact
World leaders are gathering in Morocco this week for the Intergovernmental Conference to adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. The Moroccan […]
Niger: G5 Sahel countries unveil plans to ward off extremism
qhThe five-member countries of the regional G5 Sahel on Tuesday announced an ambitious program to ward off poverty, which they consider as the main cause […]
Ebola in DR Congo: UN chief ‘outraged’ by recent killings of civilians, health workers
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres said on Monday he is “outraged by the continued killing and abduction of civilians by armed groups” near Beni, […]
Violence will not deter Somali people in their pursuit of peace, says UN chief
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the twin suicide attacks that hit Saturday Baidoa, southwestern Somalia, and reiterated the Organization’s support and […]
UNSG highlights huge investments in Moroccan Sahara
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres highlighted, in his latest report to the Security Council on the Moroccan Sahara, the considerable investments injected in infrastructure and […]