Press Releases

New York, 14 January 2010 - The SRSG addresses the Security Council urges the international community to coordinate its efforts and individual diplomatic initiatives closely and provide more vigorous moral, diplomatic and…

The following Security Council statement was read out today by Council President Zhang Yesui (China): The members of the Security Council welcomed the briefing by Miroslav Jenca, Special Representative of the United Nations…

6 January 2010 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan Kai Eide, briefs the UN Security Council. Full speech as delivered below. Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Members of the Security…

KABUL - In the early morning of 27 December, ten Afghans were killed during a raid by Afghan and international military forces in Narang district of Kunar province. دری - پشتو Many details of the incident remain unclear…

28 December 2009 - The World Food Programme said it was deeply distressed to learn that one of its staff members was amongst the innocent victims of the suicide bombing in the southern city of Kandahar on Thursday 24 December…

Jeddah, 17 December 2009 – The 16th meeting of the International Contact Group on Somalia (ICG) was held under the chairmanship of the UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, on 17 December 2009 in…

The International Contact Group, chaired by the SRSG, met in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 17 December 2009 with representatives from more than 30 countries, regional and international organizations to discuss concrete measures to…

Representatives from more than 30 countries, regional and international organizations are meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. They will discuss concrete measures to support further the Somali Government and the implementation of…

A series of four Abyei villages' hall meetings was concluded yesterday in the first ever post-court ruling engagement of the area's Administration with the Misseriya and Dinka-Ngok communities. The Administration's message…

Nairobi, 16 December 2009 – Representatives from more than 30 countries, regional and international organisations are meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 17 December. They will discuss concrete measures to support further the…