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The UN declares famine in Somalia
Nairobi, 20 July 2011 - The United Nations declared today that famine exists in two regions of southern Somalia: southern Bakool and Lower Shabelle. Across the country, nearly half of the Somalipopulation – 3.7 million people – are now in crisis, of whom an estimated 2.8 million people are inthe…
SRSG praises progress by Somali leadership on implementing Kampala Accord
Nairobi, 15 July 2011 – The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr Augustine P. Mahiga, has congratulated Somalia's political leadership, in particular, President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and the Speaker, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan, as well as the Parliament, for…
Security Council praises progress towards peace and stability in West Africa
8 July 2011 - The Security Council today voiced satisfaction with the progress countries in West Africa are making towards greater peace and stability, welcoming the positive developments in post-conflict recovery and peacebuilding, particularly in Guinea and Niger, as well as the end of the violent…
IGAD Summit issues a communiqué
Addis Ababa, 4 July 2011 – The IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government held its 18th Extraordinary Summit, in which the leaders discussed Somalia. [Communiqué]