Press Releases

The security situation remains tense following separate incidents over the weekend. Shortly before midnight on 3 September, reports were received that a firefight broke out in the Hamadiya internally displaced persons (IDP)…

Nairobi, 2 September 2010 – The UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Lynn Pascoe, expressed his solidarity with the people of Somalia during a one day visit to Mogadishu yesterday (Wednesday). Mr Pascoe, who was…

Three Russian aircrew members (two pilots and one navigator) who were abducted on 29 August 2010 in Nyala, South Darfur, were today safely released. The situation in Kalma internally displaced persons (IDP) camp remains…

Nairobi, 15 December 2008 [Communiqué]

Nairobi, 08 August 2010 [Communiqué] [Somali] [Annex I] [Somali] [Annex II] [Somali]

Djibouti, 26 October 2008 [Declaration]

Three Russians helicopter crew working for a private Sudanese aviation company were abducted yesterday by unknown armed assailants at approximately 16.30 hours near their accommodation in Nyala, South Darfur. The Government…

Nairobi, 23 October 2009 [Communiqué]

On 27 August, unidentified men attempted to break into UNAMID’s camp in Mellit, located approximately 65 kilometers north of El Fasher, North Darfur, but fled when an alarm was raised. A similar incident took place on 26…

Addis Ababa, 24 August 2010 – The Council, among other decisions, urged the TFG and ASWJ to enhance their internal cohesion and purposefully work towards national reconciliation and unity among all Somalis in good faith and…