Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1767 Today, Acting SRSG Farid Zarif, Deputy SRSG Robert E.Sorenson and an UNMIK delegation visited Gate 1. Mr. Zarif met with the KFOR and EULEX Police commanders at the Gate, with the protestors assembled at the Gate and with Kosovo Serb community leaders in Leposaviq/Leposavic. Mr. Zarif…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 1 October, Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNRCCA, talked about the "Initiatives of Turkmenistan on promoting durable peace and sustainable development: On the statement of the President of Turkmenistan at the 66th session of…

Copenhagen, 30 September 2011 – The 20th meeting of the International Contact Group on Somalia (ICG) was held under the chairmanship of the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. Augustine Mahiga, from 29 to 30 September 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The…

Copenhagen, 30 September 2011 – The 20th meeting of the International Contact Group on Somalia, wrapped up a two-day conference today in Copenhagen, Denmark solidifying the Roadmap which defines the pathway to end the seven-year transition by August 2012. Special Representative of the UN Secretary…

New York, 29 September 2011 -The Secretary-General is saddened by the loss of life during the demonstrations that began in Conakry on 27 September. The Secretary-General stresses the importance of allowing peaceful demonstrations. He calls on the national authorities to ensure that security forces…

Second Session from 3 to 7 October 2011- Saly, Senegal Dakar, 30 September 2011 - The United Nations entity for Gender equality and Women’s Empowerment (UN Women) and the United Nations Office in West Africa (UNOWA), in close collaboration with the ECOWAS Gender Development Centre, the Network on…

Copenhagen, 29 September 2011 – SRSG Mahiga welcomed the participants of the 20th Meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia in Copenhagen, and thanked the Government of Denmark for hosting this important event in Copenhagen. [Opening Remarks]

New York, 29 September 2011 -The Secretary-General is saddened by the loss of life during the demonstrations that began in Conakry on 27 September. The Secretary-General stresses the importance of allowing peaceful demonstrations. He calls on the national authorities to ensure that security forces…

Juba, 28 Sept 2011 -President Salva Kiir's historic first address to the General Assembly on behalf of the Republic of South Sudan was warmly welcomed by world leaders.

4 April 2011 - I am very concerned about developments in Côte d’Ivoire. The security situation has deteriorated dramatically over the past days with fighting having escalated between forces loyal to President Ouattara and those forces remaining loyal to Mr. Gbagbo. This is a direct consequence of Mr…