Press Releases

Communiqué of the 21st meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia. Djibouti, 06 February 2012

Djibouti, 6 February 2012 – The 21st meeting of the International Contact Group(ICG) on Somalia was held under the chairmanship of the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr Augustine…

Beirut, Lebanon Sunday, 04 February 2012 Mr. Derek Plumbly, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, arrived today in Beirut to officially take up his new responsibilities. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki…

Beirut, Lebanon Monday, 16 January 2012 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Mr. Derek Plumbly of the United Kingdom as his Special Coordinator for Lebanon. He will succeed Mr. Michael Williams of the…

The eleventh session of the Joint Security Committee was held in Mogadishu from 31 January to 1 February 2012.

Mogadishu 1 February 2012 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga has strongly condemned the murder of Hassan Osman Abdi, the Director of Radio Shabelle, who was shot…

Special Representative Augustine P. Mahiga has strongly condemned the murder of Hassan Osman Abdi, the Director of Radio Shabelle, who was shot dead on Saturday, 28 January in Mogadishu.

New York, 31 January 2012 - The Secretary-General is concerned about the upsurge of tensions in Senegal ahead of the presidential election scheduled for 26 February 2012.The Secretary-General urges all political parties and…

The Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the…