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The London Conference on Somalia took place at Lancaster House on 23 February 2012, attended by fifty-five delegations from Somalia and the international community.

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KABUL - The Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, Michael Keating, today expressed sympathy to the families of 50 Afghans who died and four who were injured as a result of an avalanche that occurred on 4 March 2012 in a…

As-Salaamu Alaikum. It has been nearly six weeks since I last wrote, having newly relocated to Mogadishu. I have settled in the capital where being our close proximity to and daily engagement with our Somali interlocutors is…

8 Mar. 2012 - Hilde F. Johnson, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in South Sudan, Thursday paid tribute to the contributions of women in the world's newest nation and called on the…

Abidjan, 8 March, 2012 - The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit held a meeting in Abidjan with Côte d’Ivoire President Mr. Alassane Dramane Ouattara who is also the…

Abidjan, 8 March, 2012 - The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit held a meeting in Abidjan with Côte d’Ivoire President Mr. Alassane Dramane Ouattara who is also the…

I am pleased to be with you again for International Women's Day. What an impressive gathering. I am very much encouraged and impressed by such a huge gathering of world women leaders. Empowering women and girls has been a…

The United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) expresses its solidarity and admiration for the struggles of women for a just peace and stability in Somalia.