Nairobi, 31 July 2009 – The United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) is convening a workshop for former Somali senior military officials under the auspices of the Somali Ministry of Defense from 1 – 5 August in…
Nairobi, 27 July 2009 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has welcomed the first meeting of the Joint Security Committee held in Mogadishu as an important step towards reforming and improving…
KABUL - Transcript of a joint press conference by the representatives of UNICEF, UNESCO and UN-Habitat on the eve of International Literacy Day. دری و پشتو UNESCO: On the occasion of International Literacy Day, taking place…
KABUL - Three United Nations agencies in Afghanistan today urged the government and development partners to take “serious action” towards improving access to “quality and relevant” literacy programmes in the country. Speaking…
By Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah Posted Thursday, 25 June 2009 at 18:54 EXPERTS OFTEN TELL US THERE is "nothing new going on in Somalia" and that the old clan warfare is continuing. This is far from true. The attack launched by…
By Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah Special to The Washington Post Source: Los Angeles Times, The - Washington Post News Service, Date: 20 July 2009 NAIROBI, Kenya -- When violence broke out in Somalia's battered capital this summer…
6 September 2009 - The latest weekly programme produced in Dari and Pashto by UNAMA Radio is now online to listen to. The show - "Afghanistan Today" - is broadcast every Saturday morning on Radio Afghanistan.
6 September 2009 - The United Nations refugee agency has started providing shelter to hundreds of Afghans who have recently returned from Iran to their homeland, more than two decades after they fled during the Soviet Union’s…
5 September 2009 - The United Nations Secretary-General supports Guinea-Bissau efforts for stability and progress, a UN top official today told the press in Bissau. Haile Menkerios, Assistant Secretary General for Political…
4 September 2009 – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is sending a team to the north of the country where an overnight air strike by NATO forces against stolen trucks has reportedly led to dozens of…
Kabul, 4 September 2009 - I am very concerned by the reports we have seen this morning of casualties among civilians from an air strike against stolen trucks in Aliabad district of Kunduz province. As an immediate priority…
A delegation from UNPOS, led by the UN Deputy Special Representative for Somalia Charles Petrie, visited Somaliland this week to meet officials, with a focus on the continued and strengthened engagement of UNPOS in Somaliland…