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Dakar, 20 February 2010 – A high level meeting was held on 18 and 19 February in Dakar under the auspices of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and…

New York, 18 February 2010 - The Secretary-General is closely following developments in Niger and is receiving regular updates from his Special Representative for West Africa, Said Djinnit. It would be recalled that the…

Miraya FM is officially launching today its new national and regional programme, in an effort to keep its listeners better informed and closer to the current affairs of Sudan. Three programmes of national stream, namely "…

In a joint effort between the Political Parties Affairs Council (PPAC) and UNMIS Electoral Assistance Division, and in collaboration with the National Elections Commission (NEC) and UNDP, a Workshop on "Building Confidence in…

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…

Special Representative Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah has congratulated the Somali Government on its first anniversary and urged it to continue its efforts to restore peace and stability to the country.

Hosting the Independent Expert on the situation of Human Rights in the Sudan, Justice Mohamed Chande Othman Read the full transcript

N'Djamena, February 5, 2010 -- On Friday 05 February 2010, the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) organized a solemn ceremony to mark the end of training for the 5th class of officers…

Letter to members of the Somali Diaspora [English] [Somali]

JUBA – The site of the future headquarters of the United Nations in southern Sudan was formally inaugurated at a groundbreaking ceremony outside the regional capital of Juba this afternoon. The Special Representative of the U…