Press Releases

New York, 25 August 2011 - The Secretary-General welcomes the holding of the presidential election in Cape Verde on 21 August, which was widely acclaimed by international observers as peaceful and credible. He congratulates…

In July 2011, Sierra Leone's Parliament passed into law The Local Court Act which repealed the 1963 legislation. This is a significant development in the legal annals of Sierra Leone as it transfers oversight function over…

Mogadishu, 22 August 2011 – The 9th session of the Joint Security Committee was convened in Mogadishu on 22 August 2011. The Committee was hosted by His Excellency, Prime Minister Abdiweli Ali who co-chaired with the SRSG, Dr…

Addis Ababa, 16 August 2011 – SRSG Mahiga thanked the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) and expressed his gratitude to the AUPSC for its pivotal support to the peace process in Somalia. He paid tribute to the…

Purpose of Meeting: UNIPSIL is in the process of institutionalising meeting/engagement between the ERSG and CSOs. The purpose is to create space for engagement and meetings between the ERSG and CSOs for information sharing on…

Today, on International Youth Day, we pause to reflect on a sizeable portion of the world's population, to acknowledge their achievements, recognize their potential, and contemplate ways in which we can support and encourage…

Mogadishu, 10 August 2011 – A complex amalgam in Somalia of accelerated political progress and the unexpected withdrawal of insurgents from the capital — amid a deadly famine devastating large swaths of the country — made…

Nairobi, 06 August 2011 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga, has welcomed the news of Al Shabaab vacating Mogadishu. [Press Release] [Somali]

Nairobi, 06 August 2011 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Dr. Augustine Mahiga, has welcomed the news that Al-Shabaab insurgent elements have begun to leave Mogadishu and have already vacated key…