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A UNAMID patrol was ambushed yesterday 16 km south west of Kutum, North Darfur. A group of about seven armed men opened fire on the patrol, which was escorting a water tanker. The attackers fled when the UNAMID soldiers…

In the early evening hours of 7 October, a UNAMID international civilian staff member was abducted from his accommodation in El Fasher, North Darfur. In the incident, three peacekeepers were taken from their residence by…

KABUL - It is with great sadness that all of us in the humanitarian and development community, and in particular those of us who worked with her in the United Nations, learnt of the death of Linda Norgrove. Dari - Pashto Her…

10 October 2010 - It is with great sadness that all of us in the humanitarian and development community, and in particular those of us who worked with her in the United Nations, learnt of the death of Linda Norgrove. Her…

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…