International Contact Group to discuss way forward in Somalia
Nairobi, 16 December 2009 – Representatives from more than 30 countries, regional and international organisations are meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 17 December. They will discuss concrete measures to support further the…
SRSG on International Human Rights Day calls for stepping up efforts to restore peace
Nairobi, 10 December 2009 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has called for a redoubling of efforts to restore peace and to put an end to the violence which has devastated the lives of so many…
Joint Statement condemning today’s suicide bombing in Mogadishu
Nairobi, 03 December 2009 – The African Union Mission in Somalia, the European Union, the InterGovernmental Authority on Development, the League of Arab States, Norway, the United Nations and the United States condemn in the…
SRSG urges collective and focused support for Somalia
Nairobi, 16 November 2009 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah (SRSG) held a meeting with Louise Arbour, President and CEO of the International Crisis Group on the final day of an ICG conference…
SRSG condemns assassination attempts on Somali President
Nairobi, 29 October 2009 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has strongly condemned those responsible for assassination attempts on the life of President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed which occurred both…
Somali Prime Minister and UN top official open new High Level Committee
Nairobi, 23 October 2009 – Somalia's Prime Minister, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Lynn Pascoe, and the UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, have…
SRSG opens meeting of Joint Security Committee
Nairobi, 12 October 2009 – Somali leaders must continue their commitment to dialogue and working together more closely to achieve peace and stability, UN Special Representative for Somalia Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah told the…
Somalilanders agree on way forward to presidential elections
Nairobi, 02 October 2009 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has congratulated Somaliland officials on the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on the way forward to holding presidential…
SRSG calls for Somalis to find in their glorious past the strength forward
Nairobi, 17 September 2007 - First of all, I am grateful to Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon for my appointment as his Special representative to Somalia, one of his main priorities. [English]
UNPOS Chief lauds US show of support for Somali government
Nairobi, 6 August 2009 – The United Nations Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has welcomed the meeting between the US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Somalia's President, Sheikh Sharif…
SRSG accuses Somali fighters of launching an attempted coup
Nairobi, 13 May 2009 - The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has accused those who launched the recent attacks on Mogadishu of carrying out an attempted coup d'état to topple a legitimate…
SRSG condemns violence in Mogadishu and resulting civilian deaths
Addis Ababa, 12 May 2009 - The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has strongly condemned the continuing aggression in Mogadishu targeted at the legitimate Government of Somalia. He said the violence…