Press Releases

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…

Hosting Mr. Haile Menkerios, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Sudan.

Hosting Mr. DAVID GRESSLY, UNMIS Regional Coordinator for Southern Sudan.

Communiqué of the 18 th Extra-Ordinary Session of the IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government. Addis Ababa, 04 July 2011

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]

Beirut, Lebanon Friday, 01 July 2011

Beirut, Lebanon Friday, 24 June 2011 The United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Lebanon today launched an initiative to promote better treatment of domestic workers, including migrants, who are frequently vulnerable to abuse but lack legal protection and recourse.

UNMIK/PR/1763 PRISTINA- As of 1 July 2011, Mr. Robert E. Sorenson has been designated Officer-in-Charge of UNMIK by UN Headquarters in New York. The decision was made following the departure of Mr. Lamberto Zannier. Mr. Sorenson joined UNMIK in March 2009 as Chief of Staff. A former career U.S…

New York, 24 June 2011 – At the 6564th meeting of the Security Council to discuss the situation in Somalia, the President of the Security Council made a statement on behalf of the Council.

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