Press Releases

Abuja, 14 December 2012, The Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission established pursuant to the Joint Communiqué adopted at the Summit Meeting which took place in Geneva on 15 November 2002 between His Excellency Paul Biya, President of the Republic of Cameroon and His Excellency Olusegun Obasanjo, the…

13 December 2012 - The members of the Security Council held consultations on Guinea-Bissau on 11 December 2012, with the participation of Joseph Mutaboba, Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS). The…

14 December 2012 - The Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission established pursuant to the Joint Communiqué adopted at the Summit Meeting which took place in Geneva on 15 November 2002 between His Excellency Paul Biya, President of the Republic of Cameroon and His Excellency Olusegun Obasanjo, the then…

UNMIK/PR/1786 PRISTINA - UNMIK donated six vehicles to the Kosovo police during a handover ceremony yesterday, which was attended by the Deputy SRSG Robert Sorenson and the Kosovo police director of the Department of Support Services, Kamer Jonuzaj. "UNMIK is very pleased to be able to donate…

New York, 11 December 2012 - The Secretary-General is troubled by the circumstances leading to the resignation of Mali's Prime Minister, Mr. Cheick Modibo Diarra. The Secretary-General calls again for a cessation of military interference in politics and urges the Malian leadership to resolve any…

11 December 2012 - The members of the Security Council condemn the arrest, on 10 December 2012, of the Prime Minister of Mali, Mr Cheick Modibo Diarra, by members of the Malian Armed Forces, which led to the resignation of the Prime Minister and the dismissal of the Government of Mali. They further…

On the occasion of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) 5th anniversary, the Centre has published a brochure to mark its anniversary and 5 years of successful work in Central Asian region. From a historical perspective, five years is not a long time…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan Delivered by Mr. Jeffrey Feltman Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs It is a pleasure to convey my warm greetings as you mark the fifth anniversary of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia. I am grateful to Turkmenistan and to…

UNMIK/PR/1785 PRISTINA - The SRSG Farid Zarif strongly condemned the series of incidents that occurred in northern Mitrovica in the last few days, particularly the shooting on Friday evening wounding a Kosovo Serb in the northern part of Mitrovica. "These reprehensible acts of violence and…

Mogadishu, 08 December 2012 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga welcomes the statement issued by the Joint Committee of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on the Grand Stabilization Plan for South Central Somalia and…