Tag: UN

Tunisia-UN: Tunisia ranks third Maghreb country ON UN HDI report, fifth in Africa

December 17, 2015

UN 2015 report on Human Development Index puts Tunisia behind Algeria, Libya and in front of Morocco despites loss of several spots compare to previous ... Read More

Libya: Kobler meets self-style Hafter ahead of GNA signing, hardliners to stay put

December 17, 2015

Head of UNSMIL Martin Kobler and Libyan National Army self-style Chief of Staff Khalifa Hafter Wednesday in a meeting agreed that it was time to ... Read More

Libya: Presidents of rival law bodies meet for the first time, demand postponement of GNA signing

December 16, 2015

The hoped-for meeting between heads of rival House of Representatives (HoR) and the National Congress (GNC) took place Wednesday in the Maltese capital with a ... Read More

Libya: Tunis, UN call for urgent signing of UN-facilitated Dialogue Agreement

December 11, 2015

Tunisia and the UN once again called on Libyan political protagonists to urgently ink the UN-brokered National Dialogue Agreement in the face of growing instability ... Read More

Egypt: Al-Sisi seeks international help to confront Libya

December 9, 2015

After a meeting between the leaders of Cyprus, Egypt and Greece in Athens to discuss terrorism, migration and development, President al-Sisi in a joint press ... Read More

Mauritania: El Ghassim Wane appointed as UN Secretary-General Assistant for Peacekeeping Operations

December 8, 2015

Mauritanian top African Union (AU) Officer in charge of peace keeping operation El Ghassim Wane was appointed last week as Ban Ki-moon’s assistant for UN ... Read More

COP21 Summit: More than a dozen African countries pledge to restore forests

December 7, 2015

African Restoration Initiative, a coalition of African countries and donors unveiled on Sunday, an ambitious initiative on the side-lines of a crunch UN climate conference, ... Read More

Italy-Libya: Italy to host salvation conference

December 3, 2015

Italian Foreign Minister Wednesday announced that Rome would host an international conference to find solutions to the Libyan crisis and to draw plans to disrupt ... Read More

Libya: neighbors call for end of fighting, reject foreign intervention

December 2, 2015

Libya’s neighbors and regional blocs Tuesday expressed concern over the ongoing fighting wrecking the dialogue process in the North African oil-rich country, pointing out that ... Read More

Morocco Renews Full Support & Solidarity with Palestinian People

November 30, 2015

King Mohammed VI has renewed Morocco’s "unconditional and constant support for the historical and legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, particularly the right to establish ... Read More