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On 23 November 2009, an UNPOS team led by Deputy SRSG Charles Petrie travelled to Hargeisa (Somaliland) to pursue contacts with the regional authorities and explore ways of strengthening working relations to advance peace in Somalia and the region. Discussions focused on possible opportunities for…

Abeche, 19 November 2009 – Cambodian troops arrived on 17 November 2009 in Abeche as part of MNURCAT, the UN Peacekeeping Mission mandated for eastern Chad and northeastern Central African Republic. < >

UNMIK/PR/1743 In the course of a visit to Tirana, SRSG Lamberto Zannier had meetings with Prime Minister Sali Berisha and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ilir Meta, and the diplomatic corps. Mr. Zannier described the role of the UN in Kosovo following UNMIK’s reconfiguration. With regard…

On 17 and 18 November 2009, UNPOS, in collaboration with UNDP, organised a two-day Disarmament Demobilisation and Rehabilitation (DDR) Workshop for the newly established Somali Ministry of DDR. The purpose of the workshop was to, among other issues, discuss the existing challenges of the Armed…

The SRSG on 18 November 2009 attended the UN Security Council meeting on Piracy and introduced the latest report of the Secretary-General on the issue. Piracy is a symptom of wider problems ashore in Somalia, he said. The only sustainable solution will be effective governance, the establishment of…

Nairobi, 16 November 2009 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah (SRSG) held a meeting with Louise Arbour, President and CEO of the International Crisis Group on the final day of an ICG conference held in the Tanzanian capital of Dar es Salaam. [English] [Somali]

Special Representative Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah held a meeting with Louise Arbour, President and CEO of the International Crisis Group on the final day of an ICG conference held in the Tanzanian capital of Dar es Salaam.

On 16 November 2009, UNPOS in cooperation with the Government of Uganda, began the training of officers of the Ministry of National Security of Somalia. The training was in keeping with efforts towards building the capacity of the Transitional Federal Government's security sector, a critical factor…

11 November 2009 - “More political will and less political exceptionalism” is required for the Security Council to be more effective in its critically important work of protecting civilians in situations of armed conflict, according to the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay. Full…

The Deputy SRSG travelled to Mogadishu on 12 November 2009 where he briefed members of the cabinet on the ongoing initiatives in the area of security sector, notably in terms of the training programme and carried out consultations in preparation of the planned meetings of the Joint Security…