Press Releases

5 June 2011 - Nearly 20 years after the 1992 Earth Summit, the world is once again on the road to Rio – the site of the June 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. Much has changed in the past two decades, geopolitically and environmentally. Hundreds of millions of people in Asia, Latin…

On 3 May 2011, the Somali Government presented its first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report for consideration by the Human Rights Council (HRC), in Geneva, a major achievement in terms of the TFG's engagement with international human rights mechanisms, particularly given the backdrop of on-going…

The 19th 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 P. Mahiga, from 2 to 3 June 2011 in Kampala, Uganda. During the opening, the meeting was addressed by…

Kampala, 2 June 2011 – SRSG Mahiga welcomed the attendance of key stakeholders who are pivotal in energizing the Somali peace process at the 19th Meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) today in Kampala, Uganda. [Opening Remarks]

1 June 2011 - On a day that is marked by many countries as International Children’s Day and dedicated to celebrating childhood, Afghanistan continues to be plagued by conflict and remains one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a child. There is intensified fighting and increased…

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UNMIK/PR/1761 “As we mark the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, we pay tribute to the more than 120,000 military, police and civilians serving worldwide under the blue flag, including in Kosovo, and remember those who lost their lives in the cause of peace” the SRSG Lamberto Zannier…

Dakar, 28 May 2011 - Representatives of the United Nations (UN) peace missions in West Africa held their twenty-first high-level consultation in Dakar in order to facilitate the coordination of the action of the UN promoting the stability of the sub-region. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Said…

Dakar, 28 May 2011 - Representatives of the United Nations (UN) peace missions in West Africa held their twenty-first high-level consultation in Dakar in order to facilitate the coordination of the action of the UN promoting the stability of the sub-region. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Said…