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15 Aug 10 - Security situation update
15 August 2010 - The security situation in Kalma Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in South Darfur remains unpredictable, with sporadic shooting over the weekend. UNAMID troops continue to patrol the area, 24 hours a day. The majority of IDPs who sought shelter near UNAMID’s local Community…
UNIPSIL Human Rights Section Universal Periodic Review
UNIPSIL Human Rights in collaboration with the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone held on 11-13 August regional consultative forums in preparation for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Kenema, Bo and Makeni respectively. The program aimed at sensitizing civil society groups, government…
37 Days Prior to Election Day: Statement on the Election Process
12 August 2010 - The Wolesi Jirga elections are now only a little over one month away – and we can see the country’s attention focusing on this event. Campaigning of the significantly large number of candidates has become more active and we are particularly encouraged by the active campaigns of…
Nairobi, 12 August 2010
Letter to members of the Somali Diaspora [English] [Somali]
SRSG Mahiga writes to members of the Somali Diaspora
Nairobi, 12 August 2010 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine Mahiga, sends his first letter to members of the Diaspora since he assumed office a month ago. [English] [Somali]
SRSG announces increased presence inside Somalia
Nairobi, 10 August 2010 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ambassador Augustine P Mahiga, has said he is hopeful that increased representation from his office inside Somalia will help advance the peace process in the country where the UN has had a constant presence since 1991. [English]…
SRSG Mahiga announces increased presence inside Somalia
Nairobi, 10 August 2010 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ambassador Augustine P Mahiga, has said he is hopeful that increased representation from his office inside Somalia will help advance the peace process in the country where the UN has had a constant presence since 1991. [English]…
05 Aug 10 - Security situation update
UNAMID forces continue to conduct intensified patrols in Kalma Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in South Darfur, where the situation remains tense following violence over the weekend. Sporadic shooting was heard yesterday evening. Aid groups still await permission to enter the camp. Many of…
29 Jul 10 - Security situation update
29 July 2010 - Three people reported to be supporters or members of the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM), which recently signed a ceasefire agreement with the Government of the Sudan authorities in Doha, were killed yesterday in Hamadiya Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Zalingei, West…