First Open Day in Nairobi Brings UN Families together
For the first time ever, the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON) opened its doors to staff and family of all UN agencies, Member States and the Host Country […]
May 2018
April 2018
The 24th anniversary dubbed “Kwibuka24” of the Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda commemorated at the UN complex Nairobi
Guests and UN staff participated in laying of roses on a symbol that was created to mark the 24th anniversary of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 […]
March 2018
International Day of Remembrance of victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade – in Nairobi
UNIC Nairobi hosted a more than 300 students from 8 local universities to commemorate International Day of Remembrance of victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade on 23 […]
UNIC Nairobi involve students in Holocaust Remembrance
The International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust Day was held on 26 January 2018 at the United Nations Headquarters Complex in Gigiri.
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Kenya
The Secretary-General welcomes the statement issued jointly by President Uhuru Kenyatta and Mr. Raila Odinga on 9 March 2018 declaring their commitment to work together to strengthen the unity […]
Kenyan University Students generate robust discussion on migration at the UNON global migration film festival
In marking the annual Global Migration Film Festival, UNIC Nairobi brought together university students, film-makers and migration experts to watch a film produced by a Congolese refugee which vividly […]
Umra Omar of Safari Doctors is the ‘2017 UN Person of the Year’
The UN team in Kenya on Friday 8th December 2017 awarded Umra Omar of Safari Doctors as the 2017 UN person of the year in an award ceremony occasioned […]
November 2017
Yvonne Ndege, a renowned journalist talks of her passion to find solutions for refugees
Yvonne Ndege, a renowned British television journalist has recently joined the UNHCR team in Kenya as a communication specialist. She is determined to apply her great deal of media […]
The UN marks the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict.
On 06 November 2017, the UN marked the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. The day is marked annually since November […]
October 2017
Joint Statement of the African Union and the United Nations on the forthcoming presidential election in Kenya
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, continue to closely monitor developments in Kenya, in the light […]
