Press Releases

Hargeisa, 3 and 4 December 2011 – The First Consultative Conference on Conducting a Security Sector Assessment in Somaliland was held in Hargeisa on 3 and 4 December 2011. The meeting was designed to stimulate a consultative…

Nairobi, 04 December 2011 – Letter to the Somalis [Letter in Somali]

Letter to the Somali People [ English] [Somali]

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General extends his congratulations to Mr. Almazbek Atambaev upon his inauguration as President of the Kyrgyz Republic. He encourages the new leadership of the country to continue pursuing a policy of…

The Secretary-General’s message to High Level International meeting on the Development of a Central Asian Plan of Action to implement the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy Delivered by Mr. Miroslav Jenča, Special…

Mogadishu, 28 November 2011 – A three day consultative meeting of civil society representatives has concluded in Mogadishu with the plenary expressing full support for the Roadmap on ending the transition which charts the…

New York, 9 November 2011 - In response to a request from President Boni Yayi of Benin to the Secretary-General for support in combating piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, the Secretary-General has deployed an assessment mission…

Dakar, 28 November, 2011 - Representatives of the United Nations (UN) peace missions in West Africa held their twenty-second high-level consultation in Dakar in order to facilitate the coordination of the action of the UN…

Dakar, 28 November, 2011 - Representatives of the United Nations (UN) peace missions in West Africa held their twenty-second high-level consultation in Dakar in order to facilitate the coordination of the action of the UN…

Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 24 November 2011 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon ad interim, Robert Watkins, met today with the President of the Lebanese Republic, H.E. General Michel Sleiman. Mr. Watkins briefed…