Press Releases

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…

Mogadishu, 06 October 2012 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Augustine P. Mahiga, congratulates Mr. Abdi Farah Shirdon "Saacid" on his nomination for the post of Prime Minister of the Federal…

Mogadishu, 06 October 2012 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Augustine P. Mahiga, congratulates Mr. Abdi Farah Shirdon "Saacid" on his nomination for the post of Prime Minister of the Federal…

06 October 2012 – The EU Special Envoy to Somalia, Michele Cervone d'Urso, stated: "I congratulate the new Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon on his nomination by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and wish him every success. The…

Somali government forces with the support of troops from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) moved into the Kismayo seaport and airport on Monday 1st of October in a move to secure the former stronghold of Al…

NEW YORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held meetings with H.E. Mr. Asylbek Jeenbekov, Speaker of the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic, H.E. Mr. Rashid Meredov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister for…

Mogadishu, 28 September 2012 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga, is shocked and alarmed by the recent wave of journalist killings in Mogadishu over the last few days…

Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 27 September 2012 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly today visited the Bekaa Valley to examine the situation along Lebanon’s borders with Syria and the conditions of…

Communiqué of the Secretary-General's Mini-Summit on Somalia.