Press Releases

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - On 29-30 September, SRSG and Head of the UNRCCA, Ambassador Miroslav Jenča visited Kyrgyzstan and met with Ms. Otunbaeva, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, and Mr. Muraliev, First Vice Prime Minister…

Geneva, 29 September 2010 – SRSG Mahiga expressed his gratitude for being invited to attend the Stand-Alone Interactive Dialogue on human rights in Somalia; and he congratulated the Africa Group for this special initiative.…

Madrid, 28 September 2010 – The 18th meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia was convened in Madrid on 27 and concluded on 28 September 2010. The meeting was hosted by the Governemnt of Spain. [Communiqué]…

Madrid, 27 September 2010 – SRSG Mahiga welcomed all to the 18th Meeting of the International Contact Group for Somalia and thanked the Government of Spain for hosting this very timely meeting in Madrid. [Statement]

Hosting Mr. Denis K. Kadima, Director of the United Nations Integrated Referendum and Electoral Division (UNIRED). Read the full transcript

Addis Ababa, 23 September 2010 – The Council, among other decisions, expressed concern at the continued divisions within the TFG, and appealed for increasd support towards the rebuilding of Somali Security Forces. [Communiqué…

New York, 23 September 2010 – On the margines of the 65th Session of the UN General Assembly, the United Nations Secretary-General convened a Mini-Summit on Somalia, with high-level representation from the region and the…

New York, 23 September 2010 – On the margines of the 65th Session of the UN General Assembly, the United Nations Secretary-General convened a Mini-Summit on Somalia, with high-level representation from the region and the…

22 September 2010 - UNAMID is currently actively monitoring an area near Gosdiga, 19 kilometres northwest of Kulbus, West Darfur, after locals reported to a Mission patrol team that unidentified armed men entered the mosque…

Nairobi, 21 September 2010 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Augustine P. Mahiga, has noted the decision by the Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke to step down in the interest of peace and stability in…