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Djibouti, 17 January 2011 – Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia, Augustine P. Mahiga, today thanked the Government of Japan, UN partners and regional organizations for their support to…

17 January 2011 - UNAMID conducted yesterday a short range patrol to Sereef, Kalaka and Um Elkura villages, located respectively 11 km, 16 km and 16 km north of Khor Abeche, South Darfur, and found the localities deserted…

New York, 17 January 2011 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Christian Manahl of Austria as his Deputy Special Representative for Somalia.

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New York, 14 January 2011 – SRSG Mahiga thanked the Council for adopting Resolution 1964 (2010) on 22 December 2010, which approved the expansion of AMISOM. He also stated that in this final leg of the transition, the gains…

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Ivan Barbalić (Bosnia and Herzegovina): The members of the Security Council welcomed the briefing by Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative…

12 January 2011 - Three Sudanese nationals , employed by international NGO Catholic Relief Agency , who were abducted on 9 January were released yesterday. The aid workers were taken near Manjura, a village located…

11 January 2011 - UNAMID is currently investigating reports of the abduction of three Sudanese nationals , employed by international NGO Catholic Relief Agency , on 9 January near Manjura, a village located approximately 60…