Bujumbura, July 14, 2011_Belgium has donated 7 million euros (9.8 million U. S. dollars) to Burundi in support for the East African country's education, the government said on Thursday. A cooperation agreement was signed on…
Nairobi, 15 July 2011 – The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr Augustine P. Mahiga, has congratulated Somalia's political leadership, in particular, President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and the…
Nairobi, 15 July 2011 – The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr Augustine P. Mahiga, has congratulated Somalia's political leadership, in particular, President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and the…
The following Security Council press statement was issued on 15 July 2011 by Council President Peter Wittig (Germany): The members of the Security Council welcomed the briefing by Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the…
Bujumbura, July 14, 2011_The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the sixth review of Burundi's economic program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). The approval will enable an…
Bujumbura, July 07, 2011_Authorities in the Burundian capital of Bujumbura have rejected the creation of a High Court of Justice, fearing a potential destabilisation of the country's institutions. However, some Burundian…
Bujumbura, July 05, 2011_Burundi plans to start nickel production next year more than 35 years after first discovering the stainless steel making ingredient as the country addresses a lack of power and transport…
11 July 2011 - The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and UNDP Resident Representative in Guinea-Bissau, Gana Fofang and the President of Brazil's Electoral Supreme Court today signed in Lisbon a…
UNIPSIL Human Rights Section organized a two-day training in Makeni to equip correction officers with a human rights approach to prison management, benefiting 50 participants from various regions.
On the 24 to 27 May 2011 the Second National Consultative Conference for District Human Rights Committees (DHRC) was jointly organized in Bo by the Human Rights Section of UNIPSIL and the Human Rights Commission of Sierra…
The Local Policing Partnership Board was launched in Rutile, Southern Sierra Leone, with AIG South Mr. David S. Sesay urging community members to enhance community policing through trust, friendship, mutual respect, and…