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Joint UNAMA and WHO statement on attack on UN convoy
14 September 2008 - This morning, at around 9:40, a United Nations road convoy in Spin Boldak was struck by a vehicle-borne suicide bomb. Dari - Pashto Three people in the convoy were killed. Several bystanders were caught in the blast and we are seeking fuller information on their status while…
Security Council statement on attack on Afghanisan's President
28 April 2008 - The following Security Council press statement on Afghanistan was read out today by Council President Dumisani S. Kumalo (South Africa). The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that on 27 April targeted an official ceremony in Kabul…
Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General
5 March 2009 -- The decision by the Government of Sudan to expel 13 non-governmental organizations involved in aid operations in Darfur will, if implemented, cause irrevocable damage to humanitarian operations there. The operations of these agencies are key to maintaining a lifeline to 4.7 million…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General
New York, 17 February 2009 -- The Secretary-General welcomes the "Agreement of goodwill and confidence-building for the settlement of the problem in Darfur" signed in Doha, Qatar, today by the Government of Sudan and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) under the auspices of the Government of…
Publication "Developments in Central Asia and the role of the UNRCCA"
SRSG Miroslav Jenca's Article "Developments in Central Asia and the Role of the UNRCCA" was published at International Issues & Slovak Foreign Policy Affairs, Issue no.02 /2009, Publisher: Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (RC SFPA). The full article is available here…
MINURCAT hosts Ghanaian and Togolese military teams
N'Djamena, 27 January 2009 – The United Nations Mission in Central African and Chad (MINURCAT) successively hosted military teams from Togo and Ghana. The two countries have expressed a willingness to contribute military personnel and equipment to the United Nations peacekeeping mission mandated by…
Update on the situation in Muhajeriya
5 February 2009 -- No fighting was reported in Muhajeriya today although the situation remains tense and approximately 3,000 people are still gathered around the UNAMID team site there. UNAMID continues to monitor the situation very closely.In North Darfur, UNAMID is assisting the humanitarian…