Press Releases

Mogadishu, 12 September 2012 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga strongly condemns today's attack on the Jazeera Hotel in which President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was giving a press conference. The incident came as President Hassan Sheikh was…

ASTANA, Kazakhstan Delivered by Mr. Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) I am pleased to send greetings to all participants at the Commemorative Session and Fourth…

New York, 12 September 2012 – The Secretary-General strongly condemns today's attack on the Jazeera Hotel in Mogadishu, in which newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was meeting with the Kenyan Foreign Minister, Professor Samuel Ongeri, in the presence of international media. He is saddened…

Read statements by the UN, AU, EU, US, UK, France and Italy on the Somali presidential elections outcome.

Khartoum, 11 September 2012--On assuming my duties as Joint Special Representative on 22 January 2010, I noted that the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur, UNAMID, was here to help in bringing about peace and stability in Darfur and set for myself and the Mission, four priority goals…

New York, 11 September 2012 - The Secretary-General congratulates Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his selection as President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, following the vote of the New Federal Parliament in Mogadishu yesterday. The selection of the new President brings an end to the eight-year…

Mogadishu, 10 September 2012 - Today the Somali people have taken a great step forward on the path to peace and prosperity. Today, Somalia's Parliamentarians—in a calm, dignified and contemplative manner—ended the transitional period decisively and selected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to serve as the next…

Mogadishu, 10 September 2012 – Today the Somali people have taken a great step forward on the path to peace and prosperity. Today, Somalia's Parliamentarians —in a calm, dignified and contemplative manner—ended the transitional period decisively and selected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to serve as the…

Dakar, 7 September 2012 - The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit, has been following closely the situation in Guinea in liaison with key political stakeholders in the country. He takes note of the announcement made by Mr. Louceny Camara, President of…

UNMIK/PR/1782 PRISTINA – UNMIK Officer-in-Charge, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Robert Sorenson, strongly condemns the shooting incident this morning near Zubin Potok in which EULEX and Kosovo Police vehicles were fired upon and a Kosovo Police officer was injured. "This act…