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05 Nov 10 - Security situation update
05 November - At approximately 0225, unidentified gunmen shot a UNAMID peacekeeper as he was guarding a water point 3 kilometers north east of Kutum in North Darfur. UNAMID forces nearby retaliated with fire which forced the perpetrators to flee. The peacekeeper was rushed to a nearby UNAMID medical…
01 Nov 10 - Security situation update
01 November - An attack by unidentified armed men today in Tina village, 14 west of Tawilla in North Darfur, has left at least four killed and several others injured. A UNAMID team arrived at the scene shortly and evacuated the injured to a medical facility in Tawilla. Local authorities are…
Secretary-General congratulates people of Kyrgyzstan on Parliamentary Elections
SG/SM/13218 The Secretary-General takes note of the official announcement today of the results of the 10 October parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan. He congratulates the people of Kyrgyzstan on the elections, which were assessed by observers as positive, transparent, and well organized. He…
Statement on the High Peace Council:
By Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Afghanistan 31 October 2010, Kabul - Today the United Nations held useful and constructive discussions with the High Peace Council of Afghanistan, responding to the Council’s request for United Nations support…
Security Council press statement on terrorist attack in Herat
KABUL - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack against the United Nations operations center in the western city of Herat, Afghanistan on 23 October. While no casualties among the UN staff have been reported, the members of the Security Council…
Secretary-General's statement on attack in Herat
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General strongly condemns the suicide attack earlier today against the UN compound in the western city of Herat, Afghanistan, where staff of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and other UN agencies are housed. No fatalities among the UN staff have…