GENEVA, Switzerland, February 2, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) regrets the decision of the Office for Supervising the Affairs of Foreign Agencies of the Harakat Al-Shabaab Al Mujahideen to terminate the agreement under which the ICRC was allowed to deliver emergency food aid in Al-Shabaab administered areas [...]

MOGADISHU, Somalia, February 1, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga has strongly condemned the murder of Hassan Osman Abdi, the Director of Radio Shabelle, who was shot dead on Saturday, 28 January in Mogadishu. “I am shocked and saddened by the killing of [...]

WASHINGTON, January 30, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Remarks William J. Burns Deputy Secretary U.S. Mission to the African Union Addis Ababa, Ethiopia January 30, 2012 Thank you very much and good afternoon. I am very pleased to be in Addis Ababa. My visit to Ethiopia concludes a week-long trip to Africa, which also included [...]

MOGADISHU, Somalia, January 30, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the African Regional Organisation of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), has joined its affiliate, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) in firmly condemning the assassination of prominent journalist and director of Shabelle Media Network, Hassan Osman Abdi. According [...]

PARIS, France, 30 janvier 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — La France condamne l’assassinat de M. Hassan Osman Abdi, directeur de radio Shabelle, l’une des principales radios de Mogadiscio, la capitale somalienne. Après ses collègues Bashir Nur Gedi et Mukhtar Mohamed Hirabe, Hassan Osman Abdi est le troisième responsable de ce média à tomber sous les [...]

  29 January 2012 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged African countries to entrench civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights to boost stability and development in the continent. “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a promise to all people in all places at all times,” Mr. told African leaders gathered in the Ethiopian [...]

Unrestricted revenue critical in assisting the vulnerable during crises NEW YORK and GENEVA, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — UNICEF appealed today for $1.28 billion to fund its 2012 humanitarian operations in more than 25 countries globally. While the crisis in Somalia and across the Horn of Africa accounts for nearly one-third of the total amount, [...]

  26 January 2012 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called today on business leaders attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to increase their investment in women’s education and health to ensure their well-being and encourage their participation in the world economy. “Investing in the health of women and girls is the right thing to [...]

  26 January 2012 – The re-establishment of the United Nations political presence in Mogadishu will allow the world body to work more closely with Somalia during a crucial period in its peace process, the UN envoy to the country said today. On Tuesday Augustine P. Mahiga, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative, moved to the capital [...]

USA / Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate Regarding the War Powers Act for Somalia WASHINGTON, January 26, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of [...]