Press Releases

Mogadishu, 23 March 2012 – UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Augustine Mahiga, expressed today his profound sadness over the death of Mr. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, the former President of Somalia.…

Juba, 22 March 2012: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) today commended the work of its peacekeepers deployed in the country during its first medal parade since the establishment of the mission on 9 July 2011.

New York, 22 March 2012 - The Secretary-General strongly condemns the rebellion by elements of the Malian armed forces who have announced the dissolution of government institutions and the suspension of the Constitution. He…

New York, 21 March 2012 - The Secretary-General is following with deep concern the developments today in Mali. He calls for calm and for grievances to be resolved peacefully and within the democratic process. The Secretary…

KABUL - The Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, Michael Keating, today expressed sympathy to the families of 50 Afghans who died and four who were injured as a result of an avalanche that occurred on 4 March 2012 in a…

Torit, 28 February 2012: In an effort to enhance computer literacy and encourage reading amongst students in the Eastern Equatorial State (EES) of South Sudan, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) yesterday…

Juba, 20 February 2012: The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Ms. Hilde F. Johnson, travelled at the weekend to Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, to attend the opening ceremony of the…

On Saturday 7 January, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) to South Sudan, Hilde F. Johnson, visited Pibor town and Fartait village in Jonglei State following the recent attacks by the Lou Nuer Youth…

Juba, 24 February 2012: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) yesterday launched the first of a series of sensitization seminars in Juba for Commanders of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), in an effort…

Hosting Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Children and Armed Conflict. Read the full transcript