Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1748 PRISTINA – The Officer in Charge of UNMIK Mr. Robert E. Sorenson issued the following statement on the occasion of Easter: “On behalf of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Zannier, I send…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan SG: I am very pleased to visit this National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights, and I have complimented President Berdimuhamedov's reform policies on major areas of mutual concern, particularly in…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan [Secretary-General's remarks only] I would like to thank President Berdimuhamedov and the people of Turkmenistan for their warmth and hospitality. The President and I have just concluded very…

Khartoum, 1 April 2010 – Well-known BBC presenter of Sudanese origin, Ms. Zeinab Badawi, spent time with the Hakama women singing group and watched them perform at the Tayeba displaced persons camp in Khartoum North. The…

UNMIK/PR/1747 PRISTINA – “UNMIK, in light of the recommendation of the Panel, intends to follow up on the letter of the UNMIK Department of Justice of September 2008 to the Courts in Kosovo and to request the European Union…

New York, 1 April 2010 - The Secretary-General is following with concern the military incidents in Guinea-Bissau involving the detention and subsequent release of the Prime Minister. He calls on the military and political…

Khartoum, 31 March 2010. " This work requires constant vigilance, diligence and collective action on many fronts. On this International Day, I salute the mine action workers who brave dangerous conditions and risk their lives…

30 March 2010 - Donor representatives appraised yesterday in Ed Damazin, Blue Nile State, firsthand, progress in the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) process, a year after the Sudanese authorities launched…

30 March 2010 - Radio Miraya is launching today a drama series called "Tehed Shedjera Ardeb", meaning in simple Arabic "Under the Tamarind Tree." The ten-minute drama episodes, which are written and recorded exclusively for…

Hosting the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General,Mr. Haile Menkerios Read the full transcript