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IGAD’s ministerial meeting in Djibouti
On 7 December 2009, SRSG Ould-Abdallah attended the 33rd session of IGAD's ministerial meeting in Djibouti. The SRSG used the occasion to appeal to the international community to enhance its support to the Government of Somalia for real results to show on the ground. He also welcomed the continuous…
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 strongest possible terms today's cowardly suicide bombing of TFG officials…
Joint statement condemning today's suicide bombing in Mogadishu
Nairobi, 03 December 2009 – The African Union Mission in Somalia, the European Union, the Inter Governmental Authority on Development, the League of Arab States, Norway, the United Nations and the United States condemn in the strongest possible terms today's cowardly suicide bombing of TFG officials…
UN Secretary-General condemns the suicide attack in Mogadishu
The Secretary-General condemns today's suicide attack at a graduation ceremony for medical students in Mogadishu.
UNPOS & UNSOA assist victims of the suicide attack
Following the suicide attack at the Shamow Hotel in Mogadishu on Thursday 3 December 2009, UNPOS and UNSOA set up a task force to assist in the medical evacuation of critically injured patients to provide medical care in Nairobi hospitals. Nineteen patients were evacuated to the Aga Khan hospital…
UN Security Council condemns the terrorist attack in Mogadishu
The Security Council condemns "in the strongest terms" today's terrorist attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, which killed and injured innocent civilians at a graduation ceremony for Somali medical students.
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 strongest possible terms today's cowardly suicide bombing of TFG officials…
UNPOS visits Somaliland to help advance peacebuilding efforts
On 23 November 2009, an UNPOS team led by Deputy SRSG Charles Petrie travelled to Hargeisa (Somaliland) to pursue contacts with the regional authorities and explore ways of strengthening working relations to advance peace in Somalia and the region. Discussions focused on possible opportunities for…
Workshop for the Somali Ministry of DDR
On 17 and 18 November 2009, UNPOS, in collaboration with UNDP, organised a two-day Disarmament Demobilisation and Rehabilitation (DDR) Workshop for the newly established Somali Ministry of DDR. The purpose of the workshop was to, among other issues, discuss the existing challenges of the Armed…
SRSG introduces the latest report of the Secretary-General on Piracy to the Security Council
The SRSG on 18 November 2009 attended the UN Security Council meeting on Piracy and introduced the latest report of the Secretary-General on the issue. Piracy is a symptom of wider problems ashore in Somalia, he said. The only sustainable solution will be effective governance, the establishment of…