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UN senior official calls for widespread support for Somali government reform efforts
A senior United Nations official today stressed the need for widespread support from the international community for the new Somali Government to help it succeed in its reform efforts. [Full Story]
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Polio outbreak in refugee complex in Kenya being contained, say UN agencies
United Nations agencies and their partners are carrying out an intensive vaccination campaign to contain a polio outbreak in the world’s largest refugee camp, Dadaab complex in north-eastern Kenya. [Full Story]
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At development conference in Japan, Ban urges Integration of Africa into the Global Economy
Tokyo, – To open the way for progress, African countries must adopt proactive policies, and their partners must help forge an enabling international environment, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today told a panel in Tokyo on…
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Results of the Secretary-General’s Technical Assessment Mission to Somalia
New York, – The findings and observations of the Somalia technical assessment mission, as requested by the Security Council in its resolution 2093 (2013). [S/2013/239]
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Amid growing threats across Africa, UN’s Ban urges ‘Holistic Approach’ to fight terrorism
From the Horn of Africa in the east and across the Sahel to the west, terrorism continues to pose a threat to the continent’s peace, security and development, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as he warned that Africa…
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Senior UN official urges ‘One Voice, One Common Vision’ in support of ‘New’ Somalia
At today’s United Nations-backed Somalia Conference in London, Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson urged representatives from more than 50 countries and organizations to support the Government’s state-building agenda and…
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UN envoy pledges support to people, Government of Somalia as new political mission opens
The head of the new United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) today pledged to support the Government and the people of the country in their quest for security and prosperity, as he arrived in the country’s capital…
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Statement by the President of the Security Council
New York, – The Council welcomes the launch on 3 June of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Somalia (UNSOM), and reiterates its support for the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr Nicholas Kay.
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UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General statement on Kismaayo
Mogadishu, – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, today called for an immediate end to the fighting in Kismaayo. According to unconfirmed reports, clashes flared yesterday and…
UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General statement on Kismaayo
Mogadishu, – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, today calle d for an immediate end to the fighting in Kismaayo. According to unconfirmed reports, clashes flared yesterday and…
SRSG Nicholas Kay officially meets Somali President, 8 June 2013
SRSG Officially meets Somali President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud from AU/UN IST News on Vimeo.
SRSG Nicholas Kay meets with Women Civil Society, 5 June 2013
SRSG MEETING WITH WOMEN CIVIL SOCIETY from AU/UN IST News on Vimeo.