Press Releases

Nairobi, 23 February 2011 – AMISOM, IGAD, UNPOS held their monthly Principals coordination meeting and adopted a Joint Regional Strategy (JRS) to support the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia in the management of the transition period. [Communiqué]

Nairobi, 24 February 2011 – Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General Ambassador Augustine P. Mahiga, today discounted allegations made in the media by Daher Ahmed Farah of the Djiboutian opposition, that Somali police trainees in Djibouti had a hand in suppressing protestors in…

Nairobi, 24 February 2011 – Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General Ambassador Augustine P. Mahiga, today discounted allegations made in the media by Daher Ahmed Farah of the Djiboutian opposition, that Somali police trainees in Djibouti had a hand in suppressing protestors in…

24 February 2011 - Internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in North and South Darfur continue to report new arrivals after last week’s outburst of fighting between Government forces and armed groups. UNAMID continues to provide water and humanitarian escorts for aid groups delivering much-needed…

22 February 2011 - In response to recent clashes and aerial bombardment in North Darfur, UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari has directed the Mission’s military and police components to increase patrols in the Shangil Tobaya area to further their protection to civilians. He…

21 February 2011 - Following aerial bombardment near Sortony, approximately 110km west of El Fasher, North Darfur, yesterday at around 1730hrs, a UNAMID verification patrol is currently underway to nearby villages. Four armed men threatened a number of UNAMID peacekeepers in Kutum in North Darfur…

20 February 2011 - UNAMID peacekeepers have yesterday reported multiple air bombardments approximately 30 km north of Shangil Tobaya, North Darfur. A verification mission headed for Wadi Mura was unable to proceed due to the continued clashes. Communication and Public Information Division Media…

UNMIK/PR/1758 PRISTINA 17 February 2011 - UNMIK responds to the release of an article by France 24 ( French and English Services 16 February 2011) , titled “UN knew about Kosovo organ trafficking, report says ” and “Trafic d'organes au Kosovo : quelle est l'implication réelle de l'ONU dans l'enquête…

I have noted the decision by the Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) to extend their mandate by three years. This is a disappointing decision taken in haste without the required level of discussion and consultation on how to end the transition and on the next political dispensation after 20 August…

Communiqué of the 17 th Extra-Ordinary Session of the IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government. Addis Ababa, 30 January 2011