Press Releases

Today, on International Youth Day, we pause to reflect on a sizeable portion of the world's population, to acknowledge their achievements, recognize their potential, and contemplate ways in which we can support and encourage…

Mogadishu, 10 August 2011 – A complex amalgam in Somalia of accelerated political progress and the unexpected withdrawal of insurgents from the capital — amid a deadly famine devastating large swaths of the country — made…

Nairobi, 06 August 2011 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga, has welcomed the news of Al Shabaab vacating Mogadishu. [Press Release] [Somali]

Nairobi, 06 August 2011 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Dr. Augustine Mahiga, has welcomed the news that Al-Shabaab insurgent elements have begun to leave Mogadishu and have already vacated key…

Letter to the Somali People [English] [Somali]

Nairobi, 03 August 2011 – My warmest greetings to you all, wherever you are, at this most important time of the start of the Holy Month of Ramadan. Ramadan is a time for renewal so it is appropriate that I write to you now to…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) congratulates all Muslim Afghans inside and outside Afghanistan on the holy month of Ramadan. English Ramadan is a month of worship, forgiveness, generosity…

1 August 2011 - UNAMID Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari wishes to congratulate the people of Darfur on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan. “I hope this festive season brings goodwill, peace and happiness to…

Nairobi, 29 July 2011 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga, has welcomed the fast approval given by Parliament to the new Somali Cabinet, which was subsequently sworn…