UNPOS organizes follow up-meeting on Istanbul conference on Somalia
Nairobi, 10 June 2010 – As an immediate follow up of the Istanbul conference on Somalia, on 8 June 2010, UN Special Representative, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, along with representatives of the Islamic Development Bank and Turkey…
Istanbul Conference on Somalia is a breakthrough for all stakeholders
Istanbul, 24 May 2010 – Following the closing of the Istanbul Conference on Somalia, the UN Special Representative, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, today said that the three-day meeting was "a major success" which resulted in…
SRSG supports President Sheikh Sharif’s decision to dissolve Government
Nairobi, 17 May 2010 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, today said that he would fully support President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed in his decision concerning the Government, following his…
SRSG calls for show of unity in memory of Founders of Somali Youth League
New York, 15 May 2010 – Marking the 67 th anniversary of the Somali Youth League, the UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has offered congratulations to the founders, their relatives and all Somalis…
SRSG expresses shock at murder of Radio Mogadishu journalist
Nairobi, 6 May 2010 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has said he is deeply shocked by the murder of the veteran journalist, Sheikh Nur Mohamed Abkey, by armed men in Mogadishu. The…
SRSG calls on Somali Officials to address the nation’s needs
Nairobi, 26 April 2010 – The 17 th International Contact Group meeting at the League of Arab State (LAS) headquarters in Cairo took place last week. The United Nations Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah…
SRSG strongly condemns attack on Mogadishu Mosque
Nairobi, 2 May 2010 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has strongly condemned the explosions yesterday at the Abdalla Shideye Mosque in Mogadishu's Bakara market which killed and injured many…
SRSG: Somalia moving steadily from failed to fragile state
Nairobi, 15 March 2010 – The United Nations Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah today commended the Transitional Federal Government and Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a for formally signing an agreement at the…
SRSG calls for end to external meddling in Somali internal affairs
Nairobi, 01 March 2010 – On the 30 th January 2010, President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed celebrated one year in office. Yesterday marked the first anniversary of Omar Abidirashid Ali Sharmarke in the office of Prime Minister…
SRSG congratulates the Somali Government on its first anniversary
Nairobi, 12 February 2010 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has congratulated the Somali Government on its first anniversary and urged it to continue its efforts to restore peace and…
SRSG condemns the attack on AMISOM Hospital
Nairobi, 26 January 2010 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, condemns yesterday's attack by extremists on a hospital behind Mogadishu's Airport run by the African Union Mission in Somalia…
SRSG undertakes a joint visit to Mogadishu
Nairobi, 25 January 2010 – The Special Representative of UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, traveled today to Mogadishu along with Mr. Ramtane Lamamra, the African Union Commissioner for Peace and…