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UN Security Council extends AMISOM mandate, amends sanctions regime
New York – The Security Council today authorized the African Union to maintain deployment of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) until 30 November 2015, while also amending several aspects of the sanctions regime…
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The UN Secretary-General's message on United Nations Day
New York – The United Nations is needed more than ever at this time of multiple crises. Poverty, disease, terrorism, discrimination and climate change are exacting a heavy toll. Millions of people continue to suffer…
UN Special Representative for Somalia condemns Mogadishu bomb attacks
Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, condemned last night’s bomb attack outside a popular restaurant in Mogadishu resulting in the death and injury of many…
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UN Special Representative for Somalia welcomes the recovery of Barawe
Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, welcomed the recovery earlier today of the port city of Barawe from Al-Shabaab by the Somali National Army and African Union…
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UN Special Representative for Somalia welcomes the recovery of Barawe
Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, welcomed the recovery earlier today of the port city of Barawe from Al-Shabaab by the Somali National Army and African Union…
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Remarks by HE Nkosazana Zuma, AMISOM: High Level Meeting on Somalia during the UNGA
New York – Your Excellency, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Your Excellency, Mr. Ban ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, Excellencies, Heads of State, Distinguished…
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Deputy UN envoy to Somalia Fatiha Serour visits Kismayo
Mogadishu – Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Fatiha Serour, paid a visit to Kismayo on 5 February, where she met with the Leader of the Interim Jubba Administration (IJA), Sheikh Ahmed…
UN Envoy to Somalia on the new Cabinet
Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, has welcomed the endorsement of the Cabinet nominated by Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed following a vote today in the…
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UN Special Representative for Somalia appeals for calm and restraint in Sool
Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, expressed his concern as tensions mounted between forces from Somaliland and Puntland in the northern region of Sool, and in…
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UN Security Council press statement on attack against United Nations personnel in Somalia
New York – The following Security Council press statement was issued by Council President U. Joy Ogwu (Nigeria): The members of the Security Council are outraged by the killing today of two UN personnel in Galkayo, Somalia…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the killing of two UN workers
New York – The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms today’s cold-blooded killing of two colleagues working for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) at Galkayo Airport in Puntland, Somalia. He…