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Security Council extends UNMISS for one year
5 July 2012 - Emphasizing the need for South Sudan to become economically prosperous and live side by side with Sudan in peace and security, the Security Council today extended UNMISS for 12 months. Leaving the mission mandate unchanged, the 15-member world body stressed the priorities of protecting…
Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the SG on the Situation in Northern Mali
New York, 1 July 2012 - The Secretary-General is concerned by the worsening security and humanitarian situation in Northern Mali and by reports thatthe mausoleums of Sidi Mahmoud, Sidi Moctar and Alpha Moya in the ancient city of Timbuktu have been destroyed. Such attacks against cultural heritage…
Somali Transitional Federal Government signs plan to end recruitment of child soldiers
Rome and New York, 3 July 2012 – The Minister of Defense/Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia, Mr. Hussein Arab Isse, signed an Action Plan today committing to ending the recruitment and use of children by the Somali National Armed Forces.
International Contact Group on Somalia issues a Communiqué
Rome, 03 July, 2012 – The 22nd meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia under the chairmanship of the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia, Dr Augustine Mahiga, together with the ICG Co-chairs, Norway and the USA, issued its final communiqué.
SRSG Mahiga delivers his opening statement at the International Contact Group Meeting in Rome
Rome, 02 July 2012 – SRSG Mahiga welcomed the convening of the 22nd meeting of the International Contact Group on Somalia and expressed his gratitude to Foreign Minister Terzi, the Government of Italy and colleagues from the Italian Foreign Ministry for hosting the meeting.
Somalia's Prime Minister addresses the International Contact Group Meeting in Rome
Rome, 02 July 2012 – The Prime Minister thanked UNPOS for convening the meeting and Norway and the United States of America, the two co-chairs of this important event, for their commitment and hard work. He also thanked the Italian Government for it warm hospitality.
As Somalis celebrate Independence Day, SRSG Mahiga commends progress on constitutional process
Mogadishu, 01 July 2012 – As Somalia celebrates 52 years of independence, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga, has commended the progress made in the country's constitution-making process.
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SRSG condemns today's incidents and provocative acts
UNMIK/PR/1775 PRISTINA - SRSG Farid Zarif strongly condemns the incidents and provocative acts that occurred today in Kosovo, particularly the attack against a number of buses carrying passengers, mostly children of Serbian nationality. The SRSG calls on competent authorities to conduct a complete…