Press Releases

On 27 August, unidentified men attempted to break into UNAMID’s camp in Mellit, located approximately 65 kilometers north of El Fasher, North Darfur, but fled when an alarm was raised. A similar incident took place on 26…

Addis Ababa, 24 August 2010 – The Council, among other decisions, urged the TFG and ASWJ to enhance their internal cohesion and purposefully work towards national reconciliation and unity among all Somalis in good faith and…

24 August 2010 - Gunshots were heard last night in one sector of the Kalma internally displaced person (IDP) camp, located on the outskirts of Nyala, South Darfur. A UNAMID patrol immediately proceeded in the direction of the…

23 August 2010 - UNAMID continues to conduct day and night confidence building patrols within the Kalma internally displaced person (IDP) camp. Access continues to be granted to humanitarian NGOs for entry into Kalma by the…

SRSG Mahiga attended an AU High-Level Retreat, which discussed the challenges of peace and reconciliation in Somalia, on 27 and 28 August 2010 in Cairo. [Statement]

Nairobi, 26 August 2010 – Norway, the United States, the African Union Mission in Somalia, the European Union, the InterGovernmental Authority on Development, the League of Arab States and the United Nations Political Office…

Addis Ababa, 24 August 2010 – I welcome this opportunity to brief the Peace and Security Council of the African Union. This is the first time since my recent appointment as Special Representative of the United Nations…

ASTANA, Kazakhstan delivered by Mr. Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) I am pleased to send my…

Nairobi, 26 August 2010 – Norway, the United States, the African Union Mission in Somalia, the European Union, the InterGovernmental Authority on Development, the League of Arab States and the United Nations Political Office…

Djibouti, 26 August 2010 – The Independent Federal Constitution Commission [IFCC] of the Somali Republic announced the launching of its Consultation Draft Constitution for public consultation in Mogadishu, Galkayo in Galmudug…