Press Releases

Special Representative Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah has said he is deeply shocked by the murder of the veteran journalist, Sheikh Nur Mohamed Abkey, by armed men in Mogadishu.

Conakry, 4 May 2010 – During a ceremony held at the "Palais du Peuple", the assessment report of the security sector in Guinea jointly carried out by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union…

N'Djamena, 23 April 2010 – Following earlier consultations, Representatives from the Government of Chad and from the United Nations Secretariat on 23 March 2010, initiated a third round of talks regarding the mandate and the…

04 March 2010 - The security situation in El Fasher, North Darfur, remains tense following protests against the failed “Mawaseer” pyramid scheme. Sporadic gunfire has been heard in the afternoon, but no injuries have been…

Conakry, 4 May 2010 – During a ceremony held at the "Palais du Peuple", the assessment report of the security sector in Guinea jointly carried out by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union…

Nairobi, 28 April 2010 [Memoradum of Understanding]

Nairobi, 26 April 2010 – The 17 th International Contact Group meeting at the League of Arab State (LAS) headquarters in Cairo took place last week. The United Nations Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah…

Nairobi, 2 May 2010 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has strongly condemned the explosions yesterday at the Abdalla Shideye Mosque in Mogadishu's Bakara market which killed and injured many…

Special Representative Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah has strongly condemned the explosions yesterday at the Abdalla Shideye mosque in Mogadishu's Bakara market which killed and injured many Somalis and a number of foreigners.

Conakry, April 30, 2010 – On the evening of 30 April, during an audience with a joint delegation comprised of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN), the Interim…