Press Releases

12 August 2010 - The Wolesi Jirga elections are now only a little over one month away – and we can see the country’s attention focusing on this event. Campaigning of the significantly large number of candidates has become…

Letter to members of the Somali Diaspora [English] [Somali]

Nairobi, 12 August 2010 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine Mahiga, sends his first letter to members of the Diaspora since he assumed office a month ago. [English] [Somali]

Nairobi, 10 August 2010 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ambassador Augustine P Mahiga, has said he is hopeful that increased representation from his office inside Somalia will help advance the peace process in…

Nairobi, 10 August 2010 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ambassador Augustine P Mahiga, has said he is hopeful that increased representation from his office inside Somalia will help advance the peace process in…

Nairobi, 7 August 2010 - The objective of the meeting was to come up with an action-oriented framework, covering several areas which included support to the Somali security forces, Police and the security Ministries. Prime…

UNAMID forces continue to conduct intensified patrols in Kalma Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in South Darfur, where the situation remains tense following violence over the weekend. Sporadic shooting was heard…

29 July 2010 - Three people reported to be supporters or members of the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM), which recently signed a ceasefire agreement with the Government of the Sudan authorities in Doha, were killed…

UNPOS delegation, led by SRSG Mahiga attended the 15th African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government in Kampala, from 24 to 28 July 2010.

27 July 2010 - Two aid workers from the German government’s disaster relief organization, Technisches Hilfswerk (THW), have been released after 35 days in captivity. They were picked up safely today near Kabkabiya, North…