On 26 September 2009, UNPOS police team held a meeting with the senior leadership of the Somali Police Force (SPF). The meeting provided the SPF an opportunity to state its strategic vision following the 17 September bombing…
New York, 23 September 2009 Prime Minister, Ministers, Under-Secretary-Generals, Delegates, Distinguished Guests, I am most grateful to all of you members of the International Contact Group and especially to its co-founders…
23 September 2009 - The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) has heard the international community needs to increase support to Guinea-Bissau and take advantage of "a window of opportunity" stemming from peaceful…
The International Day of Peace, observed each year on 21 September, is a global call for ceasefire and non-violence. It is a time to reflect on the horror and cost of war and the benefits of peacefully resolving our disputes…
18 September 2009 - "Without peace" many civilians have "little hope of improving their lives" and "escaping poverty", the Representative of the Secretary-General to Guinea-Bissau, Joseph Mutaboba, today underscored in Bissau…
Nairobi, 17 September 2009 - The European Union, the Inter Governmental Authority on development, the League of Arab States, the United Nations, Norway and the United States all condemn in the strongest terms today's cowardly…
"Sierra Leone has embarked on a remarkable journey towards a stable, peaceful and democratic country since the end of the war seven years ago", said the Secretary-General's Executive Representative for Sierra Leone in his…
11 September 2009 -The Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) Country-Specific Configuration Chairperson, Ambassador Maria Luiza Viotti, today praised the beneficiaries of a youth employment project sponsored by the United Nations in…
Nairobi, 17 September 2007 - First of all, I am grateful to Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon for my appointment as his Special representative to Somalia, one of his main priorities. [English]