Category: Governance

Manama: His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Prime Minister, received a cable from Sudan’s Premier Abdallah Hamdok congratulating him on his

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Guang Cong of China as his new Deputy Special Representative (Political) for South Sudan and

Manama: His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has received a cable of congratulations from the Sudanese Ambassador to Bahrain, Ibrahim

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General. All right, good afternoon.  Welcome again to this

Baghdad / NINA /- Parliamentary circles circulated video clips, showing part of a joint meeting of what is known as the Shia crisis cell, as it called itself (the Leadership Council), included the member of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Muhammad Sahib al-Darr…

Baghdad / NINA / – Member of the Parliamentary Strategic Planning Committee, Mohammed Shi’a Al-Sudani, called on the demonstrators to push for a dialogue with the Prime Minister-designate and to go to mobilizing energies for the upcoming elections.Al-S…

BackgroundFollowing the outbreak of conflict in South Kordofan in July 2011, refugees started arriving in Yida, which is approx. 20 km from the Sudan border. Yida serves as the main entry point from South Kordofan.UNHCR operates the Reception Centre an…

Manama: His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander, and First Deputy Prime Minister, today received a number of senior officials and members of the Council of Representatives and Shura Council, at …

(Juba, South Sudan) The IGAD Mediation Support Unit convened a Strategic Thinking Workshop for Women from South Kordofon Regions of Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains with the aim of providing a platform for the women from various sectors, to dialogue and ge…

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of the Cabinet of South Sudan’s Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity. He commends the …

Following the unveiling of a new unity cabinet in South Sudan on Thursday, the UN Secretary-General has commended the “spirit of compromise and collaboration” shown by President Salva Kiir and rival-turned-top deputy, Riek Machar, on what has been a ro…

South Sudanese girls and women in Juba celebrated International Women’s Day by highlighting their achievements and contributions to sustainable peace. As they did so, the also used a panel discussion organized by the UN to call for an end to all forms …

Ethiopia refuses to be pressured by the United States into signing a deal with Egypt and Sudan over its controversial dam on the Nile River, says Ethiopia’s foreign minister. In an interview with The Associated Press, Gedu Andargachew said the thre…

Baghdad / NINA /- The political blocs informed their representatives, that handing the name of the candidate for the position of Prime Minister-designate to the President of the Republic will be made by the leaders of the political blocs in preparation…

Nigeria Cites Weak Criminal Justice Responses, Law Enforcement Woes, with States ‘Hard Pressed’ to Handle Disengaging FightersTerrorism and violent extremism pose a significant and growing threat to peace and security in Africa and the international co…

Text Demands that Parties to Conflict Immediately End Fighting, Launch Political Dialogue, Implement Permanent CeasefireThe Security Council decided to renew the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) today amid encouraging devel…

Manama: His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today received a written message from Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, pertaining to the distinguished fraternal relations between the two countries, in addition to the latest regional and glob…

The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms today’s attack on Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s convoy in Khartoum and offers our condolences to the loved ones of victims killed or injured in the attack. We continue to monitor th…

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack today in Khartoum on the convoy of the Prime Minister of Sudan, Abdalla Adam Hamdok.The Secretary-Gen…

(DJIBOUTI, Djibouti): The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, condemns in the strongest terms the assassination attempt on H.E Abdalla Hamdock, Prime Minister of the Republic of Sudan and t…

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok survived an assassination attempt early on Monday targeting his convoy in the capital Khartoum, state television and a cabinet source said.Hamdok, who was appointed to head a transitional government after the overt…

Sudan’s Prime Minister survived a reported assassination attempt in the capital Khartoum on Monday, tweeting after the incident that he was “safe and in good shape”.Briefing reporters, the UN’s Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, said UN chief António Gut…

UN peacekeepers have been deployed in a number of recently conflict-ridden areas in Jonglei, including Pibor, Gumuruk, Manyabol and Likwanguelei, to protect civilians from clashes between armed groups from different communities.“They have abducted my t…

In a green valley near the banks of the River Nile about 20 kilometers south of Bor town lies Malek, a small South Sudanese village dotted with grass-thatched huts, where people diagnosed with leprosy are forced to live with each other and their child…

Humanitarian workers say they hope the formation of a national unity government in South Sudan under a peace deal last month will ease suffering in the country, but those expectations have been tempered by reports of continuing violence.Alain Noudehou …

Positive developments in South Sudan have moved the country further along the road to sustainable peace, the top UN official there told Security Council members on Wednesday.The world’s youngest nation has been mired in instability and conflict for nea…

U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi spoke on Tuesday to discuss the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) after U.S.-brokered talks on the Nile mega dam fell apart last week.The White House in a statement Tuesday sa…

Some eighty womens representatives in the Bangasu district of Western Equatoria have boosted their conflict mitigation skills and their knowledge of human rights following a two-day workshop.We learnt a lot about conflicts how to manage them and what c…

Baghdad / NINA / – The House of Representatives revealed the list of personalities nominated for the position of Prime Minister in charge of forming the interim government in place of Mohammed Allawi who presented an official apology for not being able…

Tunis: Tunisian President Kais Saied received on Sunday at the Carthage Presidency Palace Arab Interior Ministers on the side-line of 37th session of the Arab Interior Ministers Council in Tunisia. The Tunisian President welcomed the Arab officials h…