Press Releases

Nairobi, 17 May 2010 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, today said that he would fully support President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed in his decision concerning the Government, following his…

Special Representative Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah fully supports President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed in his decision concerning the Government, following his acceptance of the resignation of the Speaker of Parliament, Sheikh Aden…

New York, 15 May 2010 – Marking the 67 th anniversary of the Somali Youth League, the UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has offered congratulations to the founders, their relatives and all Somalis…

Marking the 67th anniversary of the Somali Youth League, the UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has offered congratulations to the founders, their relatives and all Somalis.

KABUL - I am concerned by recent reports from Kunduz, Daikundi and Kabul of girls falling ill in school, allegedly due to the presence of some kind of chemical contaminant. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF…

12 May 2010 - I am concerned by recent reports from Kunduz, Daikundi and Kabul of girls falling ill in school, allegedly due to the presence of some kind of chemical contaminant. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) and…

New York, 11 May 2010 – SRSG Mahiga made a statement to the Security Council which met today to discuss the political, security and humanitarian developments in Somalia. The issue of divisions within the Transitional Federal…

Declaration of the Istanbul Conference on Somalia.

Letter to members of the Somali Diaspora [English] [Somali]

Nairobi, 6 May 2010 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has said he is deeply shocked by the murder of the veteran journalist, Sheikh Nur Mohamed Abkey, by armed men in Mogadishu. The…