Press Releases

Communiqué of the Meeting of the International Contact Group on Somalia. New York, 16 December 2008

31 December 2007 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noted the transfer of authority from the African Union to the AU-UN Hybrid Mission in Darfur in a statement released today and delivered at a ceremony in El Fasher. “The…

31 December 2007 -- Mr. Adada pays his personal tribute to the men and women of AMIS whose dedication, bravery and sacrifice over the last four and a half years has laid the foundation for this new enlarged joint UN and AU…

10 April 2008 Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson Gunmen Attack UNAMID Police Patrol Near Zamzam Camp in N. Darfur El Fasher, N. Darfur / 10 April 2008 – One UNAMID police officer was injured and two vehicles hijacked…

Statment attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Dakar Agreement 14 March 2008 -- "The Secretary-General commends the Governments of Chad and the Sudan for the Agreement they reached in Dakar…

31 December 2007---Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noted the transfer of authority from the African Union to the AU-UN Hybrid Mission in Darfur in a statement released today and delivered at a ceremony in El Fasher. “The…

14 March 2008 -- "The Secretary-General commends the Governments of Chad and the Sudan for the Agreement they reached in Dakar yesterday under the auspices of President Abdoulaye Wade. He is encouraged by their stated…

Paris, 14 July 2008 -- The Secretary-General was informed that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has asked the Court to issue an arrest warrant for the President of Sudan. The Secretary-General emphasizes…

On 5 November, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča visited American University in Central Asia and delivered a lecture on the role of the preventive diplomacy in Central Asia development. The…

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment of Michael C. Williams of the United Kingdom as his Special Coordinator for Lebanon in August 2008. Mr. Williams previously served as the UN Special…