Press Releases

Addis Ababa, 4 July 2011 – The IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government held its 18th Extraordinary Summit, in which the leaders discussed Somalia. [Communiqué]

Beirut, Lebanon Friday, 01 July 2011

Beirut, Lebanon Friday, 24 June 2011 The United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Lebanon today launched an initiative to promote better treatment of domestic workers, including migrants, who are frequently vulnerable to abuse but lack legal protection and recourse.

UNMIK/PR/1763 PRISTINA- As of 1 July 2011, Mr. Robert E. Sorenson has been designated Officer-in-Charge of UNMIK by UN Headquarters in New York. The decision was made following the departure of Mr. Lamberto Zannier. Mr. Sorenson joined UNMIK in March 2009 as Chief of Staff. A former career U.S…

New York, 24 June 2011 – At the 6564th meeting of the Security Council to discuss the situation in Somalia, the President of the Security Council made a statement on behalf of the Council.

The BNUB provides material to the burundian government

UNMIK/PR/1762 PRISTINA - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK Lamberto Zannier, announced today that he will be taking up the post of Secretary-General of the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) and leave Kosovo. Mr. Zannier, a…

Issue 2, June 2011

Entebbe, 26 June 2011 – Representatives of traditional authorities and religious leaders of south-central Somalia held a meeting from 24 to 26 June 2011, in Entebbe, Uganda. The meeting was facilitated by the African Council of Religious Leaders - Religions for Peace and UNPOS. [ English] [Somali]