Mogadishu 1 February 2012 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga has strongly condemned the murder of Hassan Osman Abdi, the Director of Radio Shabelle, who was shot…

Special Representative Augustine P. Mahiga has strongly condemned the murder of Hassan Osman Abdi, the Director of Radio Shabelle, who was shot dead on Saturday, 28 January in Mogadishu.

New York, 31 January 2012 - The Secretary-General is concerned about the upsurge of tensions in Senegal ahead of the presidential election scheduled for 26 February 2012.The Secretary-General urges all political parties and…

Afghanistan suffers from cyclical natural disasters - floods and drought - which affect people annually and require expensive emergency responses, but their impacts could well be avoided, or at least mitigated, if proper…

KABUL - The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) in Afghanistan has called for US$437 million for humanitarian preparedness and response in the country. A launch event held today in Kabul was officiated by the Humanitarian…

For the first time in 17 years the UN flag is again flying in Mogadishu. It was raised, alongside the Somali flag, on Tuesday when I moved my office from Nairobi to Mogadishu. Up to now our name has been the UN Political…

Special Representative Augustine P. Mahiga today formally re-opened the UNPOS office in the Somali capital.

Lome, 24 January 2012 - As part of his regular consultations with leaders of West African countries, the Special Representative of Secretary-General for West Africa, Said Djinnit, concluded a two-day visit in Togo, a country…

Dakar, 25 January 2012 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa, Said Djinnit met with the President of the Republic of Senegal to extend his wishes on the occasion of the New Year. The Special…

Letter to the Somali People [English] [Somali]

Mogadishu, 26 January 2012 As-Salaamu Alaikum, Dear friends, I am thrilled to be writing to you all from my new office here in Mogadishu. As you may have heard, on Tuesday I moved to Somalia from Nairobi along with a number…