News from our Missions
Nairobi, 26 August 2011 – The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Christian Manahl, chaired a meeting with representatives of emerging administrations from Southern Somalia. [Press Release]
New York, 30 August 2011 – The Secretary-General's report (S/2011/549) provides an update on major developments in Somalia, and assesses the political, security, human rights and humanitarian situation as well as progress…
KABUL - On behalf of the United Nations in Afghanistan I extend my heartfelt greetings to all Afghans as they celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr. English - Pashto Throughout the holy month of Ramadan the people of Afghanistan have once…
KABUL - Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched intensified efforts to wipe out polio from the…
Nairobi, 29 August 2011 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Dr Augustine P. Mahiga, has welcomed the visit by President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed to Puntland saying "it marks a new chapter in the relations between…
New York, 26 August 2011- Around 11:00 o’clock this morning, local time, the United Nations House in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, was struck by a car bomb. These buildings house 26 humanitarian and development agencies of the…
26 Aug 2011 - The Chair of the Guinea-Bissau configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in Bissau and Brazilian Ambassador to the United Nations, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, is expected in Bissau for a 48-hour visit…
New York, 25 August 2011 - The Secretary-General welcomes the holding of the presidential election in Cape Verde on 21 August, which was widely acclaimed by international observers as peaceful and credible. He congratulates…
Around 11:00 o’clock this morning, local time, the United Nations House in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, was struck by a car bomb. These buildings house 26 humanitarian and development agencies of the United Nations family…
New York, 26 August 2011- Around 11:00 o’clock this morning, local time, the United Nations House in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, was struck by a car bomb. These buildings house 26 humanitarian and development agencies of the…
Nairobi, 26 August 2011 – Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Christian Manahl, today chaired a meeting with some 40 representatives from a number of emerging regional administrations…
New York, 25 August 2011 - The Secretary-General welcomes the holding of the presidential election in Cape Verde on 21 August, which was widely acclaimed by international observers as peaceful and credible. He congratulates…