News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
New York, 18 June 2010 – SRSG briefed the Security Council members on Somalia. SRSG Ould-Abdallah, who is completing his tour of duty, seized the occasion to express his appreciation to Members of the Council and the UN…
17 June 2010 - The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) in the northeast region recorded a total of 58 complaints during the first quarter of the Afghan year, and urged journalists to be vigilant in…
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Interview (full text below): "According to the news we get from the south, the situation is getting calmer. I would say that what is happening now in general there is a lot of tension, and it is still quite volatile. United…
16 June 2010 - In Takht-i-Safar park, where the former governor of Herat province Ismail Khan built a monument to mark his fight against the communist regime, the Afghan Government and the United Nations Development Programme…
UN chief praises Sierra Leone’s progress on peace, justice and democracy, urging TRC reforms.
UNPOS delegation attended the 36th Extra-Ordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers in Addis Ababa, on 15 June 2010, to review the political and security situation in Somalia. [Communiqué]
Nairobi, 15 June 2010 – As part of its capacity and institution-building programme, an UNPOS sponsored training workshop for 15 officers of the Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs started today iin Nairobi, at the Kenya…
Communiqué of the 36 th Extra-Ordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers. Addis Ababa, 15 June 2010
NEW YORK - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is raising concern over the growing number of Afghan children making a difficult and dangerous overland journey to Europe seeking better opportunities. UNHCR says…
14 June 2010 - Latest news and information from UN agencies operating in Afghanistan. The United Nations Secretary-General: Message for 100-day countdown to International Day of Peace 13 June 2010 One hundred days from today…