News from our Missions
Mogadishu, 7 March 2012 – representatives of the TFG led by the Ministry of Defence, and UNPOS and supported by the Office of the UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, conducted a workshop to determine…
Special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse Les dispositions spéciales visant à prévenir l'exploitation et les abus sexuels
JALALABAD - New customs facilities in Jalalabad that were funded by the World Bank and implemented by UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services) are expected to allow imports to enter the country faster and increase…
New York, 5 March 2012 – Thank you for this opportunity to update the Security Council on the situation in Somalia. I thank His Excellency Henry Bellingham, United Kingdom Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, for chairing…
New York, 1 March 2012 - The Secretary-General commends the people of Senegal for the peaceful and orderly manner in which the first round of the presidential election, held on 26 February, took place. He acknowledges the…
KABUL - A training manual developed by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) aimed at teaching police how to handle cases of violence against women has been incorporated into training at the Afghan Police Academy. The…
BAMYAN - Women working in Bamyan's media sector have come together to launch a professional association. The organization, which has 22 founding members, calls itself the Bamyan Women Journalists Association (BWJA). They are…
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan Your Excellency, Ladies and gentlemen! On behalf of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, I have the honor to welcome the participants of the conference on the 20th anniversary…
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 2-3 March UNRCCA participated in the conference and exhibition organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s membership in the…
Mogadishu, 29 February 2012 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga condemns in the strongest terms the murder of Abukar Mohamed Kadaf, Director of Somaliweyn Radio, who…