Kenya / UN Secretary-General Press Encounter

 

 

 

Kenya / UN Secretary-General Press Encounter

 

NAIROBI, Kenya, November 6, 2008/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Daily press briefing by the offices of the spokesperson for the UN secretary-general

And the spokesperson for the general assembly president

 

 
 

The Secretary-General said that he is heading to Kenya today to attend the UN-backed summit of the African Union concerning the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  During that visit, he said, he will sit down with President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and encourage them to find a path to peace.
Secretary-General Statement on Somalia

 

We have also a statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Somalia.

 

The Secretary-General most strongly condemns the abduction of four aid workers and two pilots from an airstrip near the town of Dusamareb in Somalia today. 

 

The Secretary-General demands their immediate release.  He is deeply concerned about the worsening trend of killings and abductions of aid workers in Somalia.  He calls upon all parties to respect the neutral and impartial status of humanitarian staff, and to allow them to do their work bringing vital life-saving assistance to millions of Somalis, nearly half of the population, who are counting on this support for their survival.

 

SOURCE : United Nations – Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General