Press Releases

Mogadishu,12 July 2012 – Over the last few days, much of my time has been spent facilitating the standing up of the Technical Selection Committee (TSC) for the selection of the National Constituent Assembly and the National…

Nairobi, 22 June 2012 – The Consultative Meeting of the Principal Signatories of the Process for Ending the Transition ended with the adoption of the following documents: Joint Communiqué of the Consultative Meeting of the…

New York, 11 July 2012 - Despite significant progress in consolidation of peace in West Africa, recent seizures of power, armed insurrection, piracy, terrorist threats and increased illicit drug traffic meant that the…

New York, 11 July 2012 - Despite significant progress in consolidation of peace in West Africa, recent seizures of power, armed insurrection, piracy, terrorist threats and increased illicit drug traffic meant that the…

As-Salaamu Alaikum, My dear friends, we are at a critical juncture in the Somali peace process. Several significant developments have been made since I last wrote to you in March. We are very close to witnessing one of the…

Mogadishu, 9 July 2012 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga condemns in the strongest terms the assassination attempt on Abdulkadir Omar Abdulle, a journalist for…

The United Nations was assisting Libya as it held, on 7 July, its first free election in 47 years. The nationwide balloting to elect a Libyan National Congress was a key step in the country's transition from dictatorship to…

Letter to the Somali People [English] [Somali]

On the eve of the elections to the National Congress, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya (SRSG) Ian Martin congratulates the Libyan people on this historic milestone in their country's transition…