Press Releases

N'Djamena, Chad, 5 May 2008 – Security is prevailing in southern Chad despite an influx of refugees from neighboring Central African Republic, according to local authorities in Gore, a small town located near the border…

N'Djamena, Chad, 9 April 2008 – The United Nations Mission in Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) initiated on 9 April 2008 the training of Chadian commanders as part of the Détachement intégré de sécurité (DIS). The…

N'Djamena, Chad, 28 March 2008 – The Special Representative of Secretary-General in Chad, Mr. Victor Angelo, traveled to Bangui on 27 March 2008 to meet with President François Bozizé and his Prime Minister, Mr. Faustin…

N'Djamena, Chad, 20 March 2008 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Chad, Mr. Victor Angelo, visited the Central African Republic on 19-20 March 2008, and met with the authorities of the country as…

N'Djamena, Chad, 25 January 2008 – The Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno, undertook an official visit to Chad on 25 January 2008. read more in PDF format

N'Djamena, Chad, 10 January 2008 – The United Nations Mission in Central African Republic and Tchad (MINURCAT) organized a press conference today to explain its mandate to the population of Chad. The press conference, which…

Timor- Leste, 11 September 2008 - Over the past four months IOM has helped the Government to facilitate the return and reintegration of 5,930 families previously living in 22 displacement camps in and around the capital Dili…

Timor-Leste, 10 September 2008 - Under its programme of support to the Ministry of Health of Timor Leste, this Thursday at the Salaun Enkontro of the Hospital Nasional Guido Valadares, the United Nations Population Fund…

Timor-Leste, 21 August 2008 - In a public report released in Dili today, the United Nations noted that Timor-Leste has continued to consolidate progress in key human rights areas, including adherence to the rule of law…

Dili, 8 August 2008 - Reducing poverty, consolidating democracy and providing basic social services are the priority areas that the United Nations Development System will support over the next five years in Timor-Leste. Read…