Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, 03 December 2008 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams welcomed Lebanon’s signing today of the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Oslo. The Convention, agreed at a…
Nairobi, 20 July 2011 - The United Nations declared today that famine exists in two regions of southern Somalia: southern Bakool and Lower Shabelle. Across the country, nearly half of the Somalipopulation – 3.7 million people…
New York, le 19 juillet 2011 - The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack today on the residence in Conakry of President Alpha Condé of Guinea. He stresses that no disagreements or differences justify recourse to…
Bujumbura, July 14, 2011_Belgium has donated 7 million euros (9.8 million U. S. dollars) to Burundi in support for the East African country's education, the government said on Thursday. A cooperation agreement was signed on…
Nairobi, 15 July 2011 – The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr Augustine P. Mahiga, has congratulated Somalia's political leadership, in particular, President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and the…
Nairobi, 15 July 2011 – The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr Augustine P. Mahiga, has congratulated Somalia's political leadership, in particular, President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and the…
14 July 2011 - Landmine-like explosive devices drove the 15 percent increase in civilian casualties in Afghanistan in the first half of this year,United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) announced in Kabul…
KABUL - Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan: Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim. Thank you for coming. I think it is the right time, I’m sorry to say, for addressing issues relating…
KABUL - Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan: Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim. Thank you for coming. I think it is the right time, I’m sorry to say, for addressing issues relating…
Bujumbura, July 14, 2011_The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the sixth review of Burundi's economic program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). The approval will enable an…
Bujumbura, July 07, 2011_Authorities in the Burundian capital of Bujumbura have rejected the creation of a High Court of Justice, fearing a potential destabilisation of the country's institutions. However, some Burundian…