Press Releases

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 death is also a tragedy and loss to the people of Afghanistan whom she…

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 death is also a tragedy and loss to the people of Afghanistan whom she served…

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. [Statement]

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] [Somali]

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]

New York, 23 September 2010 – On the margines of the 65th Session of the UN General Assembly, the United Nations Secretary-General convened a Mini-Summit on Somalia, with high-level representation from the region and the wider international community. [Communiqué]

New York, 23 September 2010 – On the margines of the 65th Session of the UN General Assembly, the United Nations Secretary-General convened a Mini-Summit on Somalia, with high-level representation from the region and the wider international community. [Communiqué]

SRSG Lamberto Zannier responds to the release of a briefing paper titled: “UNMIK Administration for Mitrovica” by the Office for the Coordination of the Implementation for the Strategy for the North of Kosovo. As is widely known, UAM was established in 2002 as an interim solution until such time as…