Press Releases

Nairobi, 03 June 2009 - Former Somali senior military officials will convene on the 4 and 5 June in Washington DC at a meeting organized by the United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) under the auspices of the…

Communiqué of the 190 th Meeting of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union. Addis Ababa, 22 May 2009

Communiqué of the 33 rd Extra-Ordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers. Addis Ababa, 20 May 2009

Nairobi, 14 May 2009 - The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has accused the extremists who are attacking Mogadishu of being directly responsible for the current suffering and misery of tens of…

ALMATY, 28 April 2009 delivered by Mr. Miroslav Jenca, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia I would like to extend my sincere…

Any solution to the disappearance of Central Asia's Aral Sea, which has shrunk by 70 per cent in recent decades, must recognize the importance of regional cooperation and the struggle against climate change, Secretary-General…

Special Representative Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah has praised the international community for its generous pledges totaling more than $213 million for Somalia's security forces and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).

The International Conference is being convened by the Secretary-General following the request of the UN Security Council in its resolution 1863 under the joint auspices of the African Union and United Nations and hosted by…

Communiqué of the International Conference in support of the Somali Security Institutions and the African Union Mission in Somalia.

Special Representative Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah has strongly condemned the recent targeted attacks in Mogadishu aimed at delaying the ongoing work by the new Government to restore peace as well as the adoption of Sharia law by…