Press Releases

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 August at the Mission’s teamsite in Kutum, situated roughly 100 kilometers…

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 transparency, in line with the principles and objectives of the Djibouti…

24 August 2010 - Gunshots were heard last night in one sector of the Kalma internally displaced person (IDP) camp, located on the outskirts of Nyala, South Darfur. A UNAMID patrol immediately proceeded in the direction of the shooting. At the site, four RPGs were found, as well as more than 100…

23 August 2010 - UNAMID continues to conduct day and night confidence building patrols within the Kalma internally displaced person (IDP) camp. Access continues to be granted to humanitarian NGOs for entry into Kalma by the Humanitarian Aid Commission. No new population movements within and out of…

SRSG Mahiga attended an AU High-Level Retreat, which discussed the challenges of peace and reconciliation in Somalia, on 27 and 28 August 2010 in Cairo. [Statement]

Nairobi, 26 August 2010 – Norway, the United States, the African Union Mission in Somalia, the European Union, the InterGovernmental Authority on Development, the League of Arab States and the United Nations Political Office for Somalia, condemn in the strongest possible terms the ongoing assault…

UNMIK/PR/1751 PRISTINA – In the context of the “Public Notice” advertisement taken out by Telekom Srbija a.d. in an eminent international financial newspaper on 26 August 2010, UNMIK sees the need to publicly clarify the following: The “Post and Telecommunications Enterprise in the territory of…

Addis Ababa, 24 August 2010 – I welcome this opportunity to brief the Peace and Security Council of the African Union. This is the first time since my recent appointment as Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General that I brief you on the current situation in the Somalia peace…

ASTANA, Kazakhstan delivered by Mr. Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) I am pleased to send my greetings to all participants at this important conference. In 2009, at the…

Nairobi, 26 August 2010 – Norway, the United States, the African Union Mission in Somalia, the European Union, the InterGovernmental Authority on Development, the League of Arab States and the United Nations Political Office for Somalia, condemn in the strongest possible terms the ongoing assault…