Press Releases

Mogadishu, 17 October 2012 – UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine Mahiga today welcomed the endorsement by Parliament of Mr. Abdi Farah Shirdon "Saacid" as the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia. All of the 215 members present endorsed his…

Opening remarks to the Joint Commission as delivered by Ms. Aichatou Mindaoudou, Acting Joint Special Representative of the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and Acting Joint Chief Mediator ad interim Khartoum, Sudan, 15 October 2012 Members and Observers of the Joint…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - Within the framework of its mandate and goals, the Centre organized the Round Table "Preventive diplomacy as an instrument to deliver results in support of security and stability in the world" presented by Ambassador Mehmet Levent Bilman, Director of the Policy and Mediation…

On the eve of the election campaign period, commencing on 17 October and ending on 15 November 2012, the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) commends the political parties and all other election stakeholders for the peaceful conduct of their activities and…

Afghanistan after 2014: Bane or Boom in Relations with Central Asia? This paper is prepared as input for the political dialogue between UNRCCA and Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Central Asian countries Full text in English is here.

UNMIK/PR/1783 The Special Representative of the Secretary-General Farid Zarif has expressed his condolences to the family of the former Principal Deputy of the Secretary-General Lawrence G. Rossin who served in UNMIK from October 2004 to February 2006 and from January 2008 to June 2008. After he…

Juba, 11 October 2012 – On the International Day of the Girl Child 2012, commemorated for the first time, the UN calls on families, communities and governments at all levels to end child marriage in South Sudan. The day focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to…

The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Paolo Serra, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) at the UN Position at Ras Al Naqoura…

Dakar, 8 October, 2012 - The Heads of the United Nations (UN) Peace Missions in West Africa held their twenty-fourth high-level consultation in Dakar to review progress in the coordination of the activities of the United Nations in promoting peace and stability in the sub-region.